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Official Updates from the FCC and the CRTC
CALL CHANGES 990 WXCT CT Southington – Call change to WNTY (Feb. 11); had these calls until 2003. 1050 WBNM AL Alexander City – Call change to WLMA (Feb. 18). 1160 KFXE IA Waukon – Call change to KMRV (Feb. 24). 1270 KFSQ CA Thousand Palms – Call change to KVGH (Feb. 23); station is silent.
CONSTRUCTION PERMITS FOR EXISTING STATIONS CPs fully licensed and on the air: 820 WCPT IL Willow Springs – CP for U2 5800/1500, day site moving to 41‐58‐53/87‐46‐20, is on the air. 1340 WNBH MA New Bedford – CP for U1 1000/960, moving to 41‐38‐29/70‐57‐34, is on the air. 1570 KMCD IA Fairfield – CP for U1 250/110, coordinates to 41‐00‐20/92‐01‐07, is on the air.
CP built, nearing final licensing: 920 WEZZ AL Brantley – Applies for license to cover CP with D1 450, moving from Monroeville AL and 930 kHz.
CPs granted: 630 WREY MN St. Paul – Granted CP for U4 5000/1600 from a new site (44‐44‐58/92‐59‐40). 1490 WCHM GA Clarkesville – Granted CP for U1 790/790. 1570 WMVX MA Beverly – Granted CP for U1 31000/102, moving to Methuen MA and 42‐40‐ 26/71‐11‐26. 1580 KHEP AZ Tempe – Granted CP for U1 50000/95 from a new site (33‐29‐36/112‐08‐18).
Applications for CP filed: 980 WHAW WV Lost Creek – Applies for U1 25000/46 from a new tower at 39‐01‐39/80‐26‐34, replacing similar existing CP that has expired. 1050 KEYF WA Dishman – Applies for U1 25000/360 from its old tower at 47‐35‐58/117‐22‐38, contingent upon FCC approval of the station’s impending sale. 1310 KIHP AZ Mesa – Applies for U1 3400/260, using KDUS‐1060 tower at 33‐21‐43/111‐58‐01. 1480 KRXR ID Gooding – Applies for U1 10000/100 on 1470 kHz, CoL to Kuna ID and moving to a new tower to be built at 43‐27‐35/116‐13‐19. 1510 KSPA CA Ontario – Applies for U4 10000/6000, replacing CP that has expired.
SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY (STA) 567 KGUM GU Agaña – Applies for STA with U1 5000/5000 from a temporary antenna; tower fell in a storm on Jan. 29. 1050 KEYF WA Dishman – Granted STA with U1 4000/260 from old tower, 47‐35‐58/117‐22‐38. 1210 KHKR UT Washington – Granted STA with reduced day power (now using U1 250/250). Applications to extend existing STAs were received from WIOD‐610 Miami FL (U4 10000/10000 to overcome Cuban QRM); WTLN‐950 Orlando FL (U2 12000/10000 to overcome Cuban QRM); KAAY‐ 1090 Little Rock AR (U1 50000/10000); WZHF‐1390 Arlington VA (CP site with “substantially adjusted” parameters); KMYC‐1410 Marysville CA (U1 1250/250); and WRHC‐1550 Coral Gables FL (U1 1800/125). Previously reported applications to extend existing STAs were granted to WDIZ‐590 Panama City FL, WKZO‐590 Kalamazoo MI, WRJZ‐620 Knoxville TN, WMEN‐640 Royal Palm Beach FL, WQNO‐ 690 New Orleans LA, WQXI‐790 Atlanta GA, WFTL‐850 West Palm Beach FL, KUFO‐970 Portland OR, WLMA‐1050 Alexander City AL, WRIE‐1260 Erie PA, KFRN‐1280 Long Beach CA, WTKS‐1290 Savannah GA, KKNS‐1310 Corrales NM, KSDT‐1320 Hemet CA, WINT‐1330 Willoughby OH, WYOS‐1360 Binghamton NY, and WRXB‐1590 St. Petersburg Beach FL.
SILENT STATIONS Formerly silent stations informing the FCC that they are no longer silent: 920 WEZZ AL Brantley – Silent Feb. 6 (2015) on 930 kHz; on the air here with CP Jan. 30. 3 1030 WOSO PR San Juan – Silent Oct. 21 (2014); on the air with STA Oct. 21 (2015). 1480 KBXD TX Dallas – Silent Dec. 21 (2015); on the air with new transmitter Feb. 20. 1490 WPAK VA Farmville – Silent Aug. 7 (2015); on the air with reduced power Aug. 29 (2015).
Stations informing the FCC that they are silent: 1360 WHCG GA Metter – Silent Feb. 5, tower collapsed during tower work. 1500 WASN OH Youngstown – Silent Feb. 15 during further transmitter repairs. Skip Dabelstein sends a clipping from the Tucson Star saying that KEVT‐1210 went silent Feb. 25 and plans to move the “PowerTalk 1210” format to the Internet.
COORDINATE CORRECTION 900 WDLS WI Wisconsin Dells – Applies for CP to correct coordinates to 43‐38‐17/89‐43‐17. 970 WKHM MI Jackson – Applies for CP to correct coordinates to 42‐11‐34/84‐25‐44. 1370 KAWL NE York – Applies for CP to correct coordinates to 40‐50‐34/97‐35‐17.
CANADA 1140 CBI NS Sydney – Nested repeater on 92.1 MHz is on the air; 1140 operation unaffected. 1340 CBEY ON Moosonee – LPRT applies to move to 99.9 MHz FM. 1450 CHOU QC Montréal – Granted CP for nested repeated on 104.5 MHz in the Montréal borough of Saint‐Léonard; not a move to FM, CHOU will stay on 1450 kHz.
NRC AM Log Updates
570 WNAX SD Yankton – Add network Ne. 580 KANA MT Anaconda – Networks to WW1/Ns. (JJR) 600 KCOL CO Wellington – Slogan to “NewsTalk.” 610 KCSR NE Chadron – Add network Ne. 620 WDNC NC Durham – Group to // 620 The Buzz. 700 KHSE TX Wylie – Delete Group. 710 WEGG NC Rose Hil – Slogan & Group to // Surge 100. KXMR ND Bismarck – Slogan to “Fox Sports Radio,” add network Fan; delete // KFXN‐ FM‐100.3 at times. 740 KVOX ND Fargo – Add network Fan. 780 WJAG NE Norfolk – Add network Ne. 790 WSGW MI Saginaw – Networks to A/C/Mi/Mf/Mt/WW1/Mt/DR/C2C. 810 WMGC TN Murfreesboro – Slogan to “El Jef.” WPIN VA Dublin – Format to SPT (ex‐C&W); networks to ESPN; Slogan & Group to // ESPN Blacksburg. (KK) 840 WKTR VA Earlysville – Format to REL (ex‐C&W); networks to CSN. 850 WFTL FL West Palm Beach – Delete slogan; networks to WW1/CM/RER. 900 WCBX VA Bassett – Networks to CSN. 910 WFDF MI Farmington Hills – Format to UC:TLK (ex‐UC:REL/GOS); slogan to “910 AM Superstation.” 920 KSHO OR Lebanon – Slogan to “Unforgettable 920.” 930 KOGA NE Ogallala – Add network Ne. 950 KCAP MT Helena – Slogan to “K‐Cap,” “News Radio.” 960 WRNS NC Kinston – Slogan to “Country 95.1.” 990 WJEH OH Gallipolis – Format to GOS (ex‐Rock/OLD); slogan to “Joy 990.” KFCD TX Farmersville – Delete Group. 1030 KCWJ MO Blue Springs – Format to C&W (ex‐REL/GOS); slogan to “Real Country 1030,” networks to WW1. 1050 WJSB FL Crestview – Slogan to “Good Country.” 1080 KOAK IA Red Oak – Add network Ne. 1110 KFAB NE Omaha – Add network Ne. KVTT TX Mineral Wells – Format to Asian (ex‐ETH); delete Group. 1230 KFSP MN Mankato – Add network Fan. KWIX MO Moberly – Slogan to “Information Radio,” adds // KWIX‐FM‐92.5. KTNC NE Falls City – Add network Ne. KSIX TX Corpus Christi – Group to // SportsRadioCC. 1240 KODY NE North Platte – Add network Ne. 1270 KFAN MN Rochester – Add network Fan. 4 1280 WSUX DE Seaford – Format to NOS (ex‐AC); slogan to “Best Music Mix,” nets to WW1. KDKD MO Clinton – Format to Rock/OLD (ex‐OLD); slogan to “Classic 1280.” KCNI NE Broken Bow – Add network Ne. WSAT NC Salisbury – Format to OLD (ex‐NOS); slogan to “Memories 1280 & 1410.” 1290 WNBN MS Meridian – Format to UC:GOS/REL/BLUES (ex‐UC:GOS). 1300 KBRL NE McCook – Add network Ne. 1310 KGMT NE Fairbury – Add network Ne. 1340 KRBT MN Eveleth – Add network Fan. KHUB NE Fremont – Add network Ne. KSID NE Sidney – Add network Ne. 1350 KBRX NE O’Neill – Add network Ne. 1370 KAWL NE York – Add network Ne. 1380 WPHM MI Port Huron – Slogan to “News Talk Sports.” KLIZ MN Brainerd – Add network Fan. KUVR NE Holdrege – Add network Ne. 1390 KXSS MN Waite Park – Add network Fan. 1400 KBRB NE Ainsworth – Add network Ne. 1410 WTIX NC Concord – Format to OLD (ex‐REL); slogan to “Memories 1280 & 1410.” 1420 KIGO* ID St. Anthony – Adds // K244BJ‐96.7; delete // KRXR‐1480. 1430 WNFO SC Sun City‐Hilton Head‐ Slogan to “Asi Suena La Ke Buena.” WKEX VA Blacksburg – Slogan & Group to // ESPN Blacksburg. (KK) 1440 KKXL ND Grand Forks – Add network Fan. 1450 KBUN MN Bemidji – Add network Fan. WELY MN Ely – Add network Fan. KIRX MO Kirksville – Adds // K259BF‐99.7. 1460 KXPN NE Kearney – Add network Ne. 1480 WERM AL Mobile – Slogan to “Gospel 1480.” (TK) KRXR* ID Gooding – Adds // K267BG‐101.3; delete // KIGO‐1420. WCNS PA Latrobe – Format to TLK (ex‐OLD); slogan “NewsTalk,” nets to SRN/CM/RER. 1490 KQDS MN Duluth – Add network Fan. KLGR MN Redwood Falls – Format to C&W/TLK (ex‐C&W); delete slogan; add // K240DJ‐ 95.9; networks to A/Mn/Bf/LCL. KFCR SD Custer – Format to Rock (ex‐AC). 1530 KQSC CO Colorado Springs – Adds // K294CH‐107.3. KQNK KS Norton – Add network Ne. 1540 WBCO OH Bucyrus – Format to C&W (ex‐NOS); slogan to “Country Legends,” adds // W222CC‐92.3. KGBC TX Galveston – Format to OLD (ex‐Chinese); delete slogan. 1550 KICS NE Hastings – Add network Ne. WCLY NC Raleigh – Slogan to “1550 The Ticket,” networks to CBS/FSR/ESPN/Jr. 1580 WTCL FL Chattahoochee – Format to Rock/OLD (ex‐Silent); slogan to “Sunny Radio.” 1590 KCTY NE Wayne – Add network Ne. 1600 KNCY NE Nebraska City – Add network Ne. KRFS NE Superior – Add network Ne. * – I split KRXR and KIGO as no longer parallel because I couldn’t find anything to indicate that they were indeed a [parallel operation. Anyone know for sure?
Defunct Group // Bringing the Community Together – This group was reported by some of our sources, but monitoring shows that KFCD and KHSE are both SS:REL but not // and KVTT remains Asian.
New Groups // 620 The Buzz – WDNC‐620, W243DK‐96.5, W257CS‐99.3 // ESPN Blacksburg – WKEX‐1430, WPIN‐810, W231BC‐94.1(KK) // SportsRadioCC – KSIX‐1230, K277BL‐103.3, K241AT‐96.1 // Surge 100 – WEGG‐710, W263BE‐100.5, WSTK‐104.5
New Networks Fan – Fan Radio Network – Regional Sports MN/ND Flagship KFXN‐FM (SA) Ne – Nebraska News Network – Nebraska News & Sports (SA)
Thanks to Shawn Axelrod (SA), Bill Hale, Wells Perkins, Terry Krueger (TK), John J Rieger (JJR), Kraig Krist (KK). 5 Domestic DX Digest – East Mike Brooker, Editor 99 Wychrest Avenue, Toronto ON M6G 3X8 (Canada), [email protected]
Loggings of U.S. and Canadian stations by DXers located in the Eastern and Atlantic Time Zones. All times are Eastern Local Time (ELT).
REPORTERS BC‐NH Bruce Conti, Nashua – Excalibur SDR, MWDX‐5, variable termination SuperLoop antennas northeast and south. SC‐IN Steve Chappell, McCordsville – Home built receiver, K9AY loop antenna. HF‐MI Harold Frodge, Midland – Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow‐tie; 60 ft. RW & 185 ft. center‐fed RW TF‐NH Tony Fitzherbert, Campton – Grundig S‐450 DX, Grundig AR‐200 loop JK‐WV Joe Kremer, Bridgeport – Hammarlund HQ‐180A, AOR LA380 loop. KK‐VA Kraig Krist, Manassas – Winradio G33DDC SDR, Wellbrook ALA‐1530S+ Imperium Loop TLK‐FL Terry Krueger, Clearwater – NRD‐535, IC‐R75, roof dipole, active loop PS‐ON Paul Snider, Welland – ICOM R75, Pixel RF Pro‐1B loop, MFJ‐1020C tuner NjW‐ON Niel Wolfish, Toronto – WinRadio Excalibur G31DDC + Wellbrook Loop DY‐VA David Yocis, Mount Vernon – Perseus, longwires MKB‐ON Mike Brooker, Toronto – Grundig G5, Grundig YB‐400PE, Sony SRF‐39FP, Panasonic RF‐2200 (receiver emeritus) Follow me on Twitter! @patria1818 DX‐related tweets will be hash‐tagged #MWDX. Friend me on Facebook! www.facebook.com/keval.mike
UNID 950 unID ‐‐ ‐ 2/23 2017 – ʺMy Love Is True (Truly For You)ʺ by the Temptations followed by male DJ, fade. Back up briefly 2051 with ʺThis Magic Momentʺ by The Drifters and 2114 with ʺKiss and Say Goodbyeʺ by Manhattan Transfer. Seemingly points NNE. Suspect WGUN, Valdosta, GA as heard around sunrise last February with this format and Magic 95 slogan. (TLK‐FL) unID ‐‐ ‐ 2/23 2018 – Someone with News/Talk format, poor and mixing with the Motown‐Soul Oldies station. Seemingly something syndicated talk, and at 2048, man with, ʺ... on AM... News Talk... AM...ʺ Also seemingly points NNE. (TLK‐ FL) 1330 unID ‐‐ ‐ 2/25 1827 – Woman in Russian up briefly. Probably WKTA Evanston, IL. (HF‐ MI)
LOGGINGS 620 WDAE FL Saint Petersburg – 2/17 0625 – Downtown Tampa traffic report, sports talk (Tampa Bay Rays), numerous IDs: ʺTampa Bay Sports Radio, WDAE.” (JK‐WV) WGCV SC Cayce – 2/25 0055 – Gospel music, ToH ID “WGCV 620 AM, 105.1 FM,” more gospel music, another ID at 0109, more music, “We keep you inspired and informed” and another ID at 0118, some news items such as gas price and cities with the worst bedbugs. Fair, mostly on its own with some slop from CKTB‐ 610. (PS‐ON) 640 WMFN MI Zeeland – 2/11 2024 – Spanish music, way atop for four minutes before fading under a number of talk programs. (TF‐NH) 730 KWOA MN Worthington – 2/20 0200 – Alone into ID, ʺThis is the CBS Radio network affiliate for the tri state area AM 730 KWOA Worthingtonʺ into CBS News. MOYL heard. (SC‐IN) 740 KTRH TX Houston – 2/21 0700 – Very good with male canned, ʺThis is News Radio 740, KTRH, Houstonʺ ID at tune‐in, traffic report, weather, into ABC News. (TLK‐ FL) 760 WCHP NY Champlain – 2/12 1755 – Mixing with WJR and UNID Spanish station, male ʺWCHP 7‐60 AM Champlain...ʺ ID. (KK‐VA) WETR TN Knoxville – 2/13 1800 – ToH ID as “talk radio 92.3 and AM 760, WETR‐ Knoxville” and Fox news audible under WJR. (NjW‐ON) 6 770 WLWL NC Rockingham – 2/12 1749 – In WABC mix with mention of ʺ... right here on WLWL.ʺ At 1801, noted male with what sounds like WLWL sign‐off. (KK‐VA) WAIS OH Buchtel – 2/21 2314 – On way after sunset with older C&W music, “WAIS” jingle sung by female at 2319, more C&W. Very poor mostly under WABC. (PS‐ ON) 780 WCKB NC Dunn – 2/12 1733 – In WAVA/WWOL/WBBM mix with ID as ʺWCKB...Where Christians Keep Believing.ʺ (KK‐VA) WWOL NC Forest City – 2/12 1744 – In WAVA/WCKB/WBBM mix with station promo: ʺThatʹs right. You found it. Your Gospel voice of the Carolina foothills...WWOL radio.” (KK‐VA) 790 WTSK AL Tuscaloosa – 2/12 1830 – Presumed in multi‐station mix with ad for University of Alabama. (KK‐VA) WQXI GA Atlanta – 2/17 1813 – Over all comers simulcasting WSTR‐FM with Coldplay’s “Adventure of A Lifetime” and “Star 94” slogan. (NjW‐ON) WKRD KY Louisville – 2/12 1802 – In multi‐station mix (WNIS, WVCD, UNID talk, C&W and oldies, and R. Reloj) with ʺCards [i.e. University of Louisville Cardinals] radio 7‐90 AMʺ promo. (KK‐VA) WTNY NY Watertown – 2/14 0810 – Over all comers with ʺMartini Mixʺ NOS music show, ad for FX Caprara Volkswagen in Watertown, ʺthe news you need to know, WTNYʺ slogan. (MKB‐ON) 800 WSVS VA Crewe – 2/17 1729 – Over CJBQ‐Belleville with ID, local spots and Patsy Cline song. (NjW‐ON) WVHU WV Huntington – 2/13 1759 – ID: “The Tri‐states only local news, news radio 800 WVHU Huntington WZZW Milton” into Fox news alert. Disappeared one word into the newscast, no doubt due to sunset power drop. Booming in over CKLW‐ Windsor. (NjW‐ON) 810 WCKA AL Jacksonville – 2/19 1812 – In multi‐station mix with male ʺ...Alabama...8‐10 94.3 FM and 97.1 FM.” Paid political ad at 1819 for March 1st primary. (KK‐VA) WSJC MS Magee – 2/19 1900 – In multi‐station mix, all of a sudden very strong signal with female ʺWeʹre glad youʹve tuned AM 8‐10 to WSJC Magee Missi...ʺ as ʺMississippiʺ was cut off. Maybe WSJC raised and then immediately lowered power? (KK‐VA) WPIN VA Dublin – 2/10 0800 – Appears to have dropped the “I‐81” C&W format for sports talk in the form of ESPN as I heard an “ESPN Blacksburg” ToH ID which also mentions 1430‐WKEX. (NjW‐ON) +++ ‐ 2/19 1748 – In multi‐station mix (WCKA, WSJC, UNID Spanish talk and preaching) now carrying ESPN, ex‐C&W format. ʺYouʹre listening to ESPN Blacksburg AM 14‐30, 8‐10 and FM 94.1 and live on the web at espnblacksburg.com.” 1430 = WKEX, 94.1 = W231BC. (KK‐VA) CJVA NB Caraquet – 2/13 1758 – Good; ʺSouvenirs Souvenirs... de CJVA AM 810,ʺ and classic hits. (BC‐NH) 820 WWBA FL Largo – 2/19 1800 – In multi‐station mix with male ʺWWBA Largo Tampa Bayʺ ToH ID. (KK‐VA) WTNW TN Jasper – 2/19 1821 – In multi‐station mix (WWFD, WBAP, WWBA, UNID Spanish and R. Reloj) with male ʺMusic radio 8‐20 WTNWʺ ID. Same ID also noted at 1825. (KK‐VA) 830 WGUE TN Memphis – 2/9 0627 – Classic Rock, FM/website non‐ID: ʺ100.1 GuessFM.com,” local ad with mention of area code 901. (JK‐WV) +++ ‐ 2/19 1848 – In WTRU and Spanish from Cuba mix with oldies, ʺMemphis greatest hitsʺ slogan. (KK‐VA) 850 KOA CO Denver – 2/12 2350 – Dave Ramsay show, ToH ID “News Radio KOA,” also mentions of 94.1 FM, into news. Poor to very poor under WKNR. Haven’t heard KOA in years. (PS‐ON) 870 WTCG NC Mount Holly – 2/1 0717 – Fair with call letter ID by man with Southern accent during local weather. (DY‐VA) 880 WRFD OH Columbus‐Worthington – 2/13 1801* – Good, over WCBS; sign‐off, ʺDue to FCC regulations, WRFD Columbus‐Worthington must now concludes its broadcast day, however our programming continues via streaming online or HD radio, we would like to encourage you to visit WRFD dot com or WTOH HD2 Upper Arlington now where live streaming radio continues 24/7.ʺ (BC‐NH) 910 WJCW TN Johnson City – 2/15 1800 – ToH ID: “from the Jim’s Motorcycle Sales Studio, this is WJCW Johnson City‐Kingsport‐Bristol, a Cumulus station.” (NjW‐ON) 7 WDOR WI Sturgeon Bay – 2/15 1808 – Alone on frequency with contest promo, ʺcall us now... at WDOR to winʺ into ʺOsgood File.” (MKB‐ON) 940 WGRP PA Greenville – 2/18 1528 – “Only The Lonely” by Roy Orbison, promo for Charlie Tuna show on “940 WGRP,” “Oh, Oh It’s Magic” by ELO. Good. (PS‐ON) 950 WHVW NY Hyde Park – 2/21 0035 – Lots of oldies from the 50’s and 60’s, apparently Murray The Machine show according to their website, ID at 0109 “…WHVW” followed by WHVW jingle sung by female. Very poor, mostly under WBES. (PS‐ON) WAKM TN Franklin – 2/17 1821 – Over usual WWJ with local weather, PSA mentioning Williamson County Clerk (registration for Tennessee primary, perhaps?) ʺHometown Radioʺ slogan into C&W song. (MKB‐ON) WXGI VA Richmond – 2/16 2229 – Commercial for Luck Chevrolet in Ashland. Promo for Richmond Spiders basketball and ESPN stuff. (NjW‐ON) WBES WV Charleston – 2/8 2141 – ʺ95 The Sports Foxʺ slogan, talk about Cam Newton in Super Bowl. (JK‐WV) +++ – 2/21 0035 – Lots of sports talk, many mentions of Fox Sports, many IDs as “95 The Sports Fox,” show promos on “95 The Sports Fox.” Fair to very poor mixing with what I later IDed as WHVW. No sign of usual WWJ, CFAM and WYWY. (PS‐ON) 960 WERC AL Birmingham – 2/12 2320 – Began with hearing mentions of iHeart Radio and the iHeart Radio app, heard clear ID in a jumble of stations “…105.5 WERC and 960 WERC…,” then resumed Ground Zero program. Very poor mixing with WFIR and probably WKVX. (PS‐ON) WTCH WI Shawano – 2/15 0700 – CBS news after legal ID that also mentions FM 96.1. (NjW‐ON) 990 WJEH OH Gallipolis – 2/9 1759 – ID: “990 WJEH Gallipolis‐Point Pleasant‐Middleport” and web address. Not much else was audible thanks to splatter from 1010‐ CFRB. (NjW‐ON) 1020 WPEO IL Peoria – 2/19 1701 – On top with ʺThe Word AM 10‐20 and 97.7 FM WPEO Peoriaʺ ID, SRN News, ad for the Illinois Mennonite Relief Sale; into Washington Watch program. (HF‐MI) 1030 WONQ FL Oviedo – 2/16 1810 – WBZ stomping on hoped for mellow SS music then switched loop to figure of 8 pattern. Same SS song as heard on web stream and canned SS liner including ʺLa Grandeʺ and on to next tune. All verified by audio stream with 16 second delay. Stayed for night switch occuring at 1815:03. New. (SC‐IN) 1050 WFAM GA Augusta – 2/1 0658 – Ending religious program, woman gives P.O. Box 312 address in Illinois, “We’re WFAM,” then man with promo for Wilkins Radio. Good and mostly atop, started ToH ID with “24 hours a day,” then lost to WBQH power‐up. (DY‐VA) 1070 WFNI IN Indianapolis – 2/21 2100 – ToH ID ʺWFNI Indianapolis,” sports talk, mostly about basketball. (JK‐WV) WNCT NC Greenville – 1/30 0026 – ʺA North Carolina Original... Beach, Boogie and Bluesʺ slogan. At 0052 ID for multiple BB&B stations including WNCT. (JK‐WV) +++ ‐ 2/15 1955 – Rock oldies including ʺProud Mary,” at 2003 ID for WNCT Greenville, AM 1070 and two FM frequencies, on 101.1 and 105.9, ʺNorth Carolinaʹs Beach Boogie and Blues Stationʺ slogan, into more rock music. At 2007 ad for Walgreens followed by ʺmore beach boogie and blues starts right nowʺ station promo. Weak but steady signal, not heard here before, amazing as 10,000 watt signal from five tower antenna system is directional out over the Atlantic. (TF‐NH) 1090 WTSB NC Selma – 2/18 0607 – Local weather (high of 61), ʺSouthern Farm Network WTSBʺ ID. (JK‐WV) 1120 KMOX MO Saint Louis – 2/14 2100 – Alone atop frequency with St. Louis Blues hockey, no sign of usual semi‐local pests WKAJ, WPRZ, or WBNW. (TF‐NH) WKCE TN Maryville – 2/16 1800 – End of Merle Haggard’s “Branded Man” and ID: “From the Marble City to the great Smoky Mountains, this is Mid‐Century Radio, WKCE Marysville‐Seymour‐Knoxville.” Into The Beatles’ “All My Loving” soon faded out to KMOX. (NjW‐ON) 1130 WPYB NC Benson – 2/16 1700 – Poor with ID by man that sounded like “WPYB Benson…. Country.” Also noted at 1730 with local spots in area code 919 and Michael Martin Murphey’s “Wildfire.” (NjW‐ON) 8 1140 WRLV KY Salyersville – 2/11 0700 – Out of C&W tune with ID: “Real country is classic country, 106.5 WRLV Salyersville‐Paintsville.” Local and Eastern Kentucky news read by a woman sponsored by Salyersville National Bank. WRVA‐ Richmond audible underneath. ID doesn’t even mention 1140. (NjW‐ON) WCJW NY Warsaw – 2/18 1518 – Local ads for heath care, McClurg Chrysler‐ Dodge, UPS store in Batavia, ESL Bank, Pelegrino Auto Sales,Willy Well Drilling, Tobacco Free PSA, event calendar, “CJ Country” slogan and WCJW.com mention at 1523, “CJ Country” jingle and into C&W music. Good. (PS‐ON) KYOK TX Conroe – 2/20 0723 – Presumed and quickly fading up to fair with slogan ʺon 1140 AM The Legendary KYʺ into UC Gospel. (SC‐IN) 1150 CKOC ON Hamilton – 2/21 2108 – ʺRaptors Game Night,” Toronto Raptors v. Memphis Grizzlies NBA hoops, ID as ʺTSN 1150 Hamilton.” (JK‐WV) 1160 WSKW ME Skowhegan – 2/23 2238 – Ads, “Classic Country 1160” ID at 2239 and 2243, “Tennessee Whiskey” by George Jones, ID at 2246 “1160 WSKW,” more country music. Fair at times to very poor, mixing with WCCS, WBYN and WCXI. (PS‐ ON) 1170 WCLN NC Clinton – 2/1 *0703 – Sign‐on announcement: “You’re listening to the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters award‐winning radio station, Oldies 11‐ 70, hits from the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s. We’re Oldies 11‐70, WCLN Clinton,” rooster call, and into music. Fair, mostly under WWVA. (DY‐VA) 1190 WAFS GA Atlanta – 2/16 1759 – “Biz 1190” slogan with woman reading traffic report followed by spot for some workshop and ToH ID. No sign of WOWO at this time. (NjW‐ON) WVUS WV Grafton – 2/16 1700 – Man gave station phone number followed by woman with ID and mention of “Light of Life Radio Ministry.” Mixing with WCRW‐ Leesburg. (NjW‐ON) 1200 WSML NC Graham – 2/16 1658 – Commercial for Wheels ‘n Bumpers Car Wash in Burlington and ESPN stuff. (NjW‐ON) 1230 WGUY ME Veazie – 2/21 1748 – Atop on frequency with rock oldies, ID for 93.7 and 94.1, commercial for Arcadia Reality Group with offices in Ellsworth and Bar Harbor, PSA to get a mammogram, into more oldies. (TF‐NH) WTKG MI Grand Rapids – 2/15 0744 – Faded up with ID and a spate of local spots including one for the upcoming WCHA Final Five college hockey tournament. (NjW‐ON) WHUC NY Hudson – 2/16 0718 – Out of graveyard jumble with C&W songs, ʺHudson Valley Country 107.3 WRWDʺ FM // ID. (MKB‐ON) WCLO WI Janesville – 2/14 0600 – ID: “when it happens, it’s here… WCLO Janesville‐ Beloit,” into CBS news. (NjW‐ON) 1240 WSBC IL Chicago – 2/12 1800 – Arose from the jumble with ToH ID. (NjW‐ON) WBAS MA West Yarmouth – 2/21 1715 – Atop frequency with Spanish music, animated male announcer. (TF‐NH) WSKI VT Montpelier – 2/21 1738 – CBS Sports feed, commercial for OʹReilly Auto Parts, steady signal for ten minutes. (TF‐NH) 1260 CKHJ NB Fredericton – 2/23 2328 – Country music, ID at 2333 “Country KHL” and mentioned 103.5 FM, more music. Poor, mostly under WSKO and maybe WPNW as well. (PS‐ON) 1280 WHTK NY Rochester – 2/9 0800 – WHAM Weather, Traffic on highways 390, 490, and 590. ʺRochesterʹs Fox Sportsʺ slogan. (JK‐WV) WYAL NC Scotland Neck – 2/1 *0701 – Sign‐on announcement by woman, mention of 5000 watts, station address, into UC:GOS music. Good with WADO. (DY‐VA) 1290 WHIO OH Dayton – 2/10 0656 – “Miami Valley weather and traffic, WHIO” IDs. (JK‐WV) 1300 WCKI SC Greer – 2/1 0659 – Briefly good and atop with promo for catholicradioinsc.com, “You’re listening to Catholic Radio in South Carolina” ID. (DY‐VA) 1310 WTLC IN Indianapolis – 2/15 0813 – Fighting usual pest CIWW with JC Penney ad, local weather, ʺAM 1310 The Lightʺ slogan. (MKB‐ON) +++ – 2/14 0757 – End of Mount Zion Apostolic Church program with Senior Pastor Bishop Lambert Gates Jr. followed by ToH ID and slogan “Indy’s station for inspiration and praise, AM 1310 The Light.” (NjW‐ON) WDOC KY Prestonburg – 2/17 0658 – ʺYou are listening to WDOC Prestonburg, Kentuckyʺ ID out of mix. (JK‐WV) 9 CIWW ON Ottawa – 2/22 1619 – ʺNumber one for news in Ottawa, this is 13‐10 Newsʺ slogan, ʺTraffic and weather together on the 1ʹs.” Mixing with WCCW and UNID oldies. (HF‐MI) 1320 WJNJ FL Jacksonville – 2/1 0735 – Presumed with the Yolanda Adams Morning Show (albeit not listed as an affiliate on the show’s website), ads, ID, mention of “Jacksonville’s Gospel station,” fair with WVNZ, WJAS. (DY‐VA) WKRK NC Murphy – 2/1 0741 – Presumed with local ad with 828‐835‐2455 phone number, which Googles to Murphy NC, more ads, to C&W music. (DY‐VA) CJMR ON Oakville – 1/30 2100 – ʺYouʹre listening to CJMR, The Voice of the Cityʺ ID into unidentified South Asian language. (JK‐WV) 1330 WEBO NY Owego – 2/22 1633 – Classic rock/pop tunes, ads for Guthrie Cardiovascular Services and Tioga State Bank; ʺ107.9ʺ and other FM promos. Copyable peaks under WTRX. (HF‐MI) WSPQ NY Springville – 2/19 1801 – Over/under WRCA; classic hits, ʺCalling for cash on 20 dollar Monday on 1330 WSPQ...ʺ into ʺKnocking on Heavenʹs Doorʺ by Charlie Rich. (BC‐NH) WHBL WI Sheboygan – 2/15 0840 – Over usual Erie, PA pest WFNN with local news, whbl.com website promo, ʺhereʹs your 1330 WHBL forecastʺ into local weather. (MKB‐ON) +++ – 2/15 0830 – Local news read by man including item about a man found frozen to death in a park. (NjW‐ON) 1340 WJRI NC Lenoir – 2/1 0750 – Call letters and 100.5 FM/1340 AM ID, clear in jumble. (DY‐ VA) WLSG NC Wilmington – 2/1 0742 – Local ad, promo for the Kings basketball network, “94.1 FM and 1340 AM WLSG … and 97.1…WSME… on the Beach Radio Network.” Good and atop the graveyard. (DY‐VA) WQSC SC Charleston – 2/1 0800 – Promo for CBS news coming up on the hour, ID for WQSC and WJKB‐950, “The Voice,” CBS news sounder on the hour. Good in the mix. (DY‐VA) 1360 WYOS NY Binghamton – 2/23 1800 – Over other sports talkers with promo for Mike and Mike show ʺon ESPN 1360 WYOS Binghamtonʺ into ESPN Sports Center. (MKB‐ON) 1380 WKJG IN Fort Wayne – 2/14 029 – Heard show promo on “1380 WKJG,” then lost, Very poor with CKPC and maybe WKDM. (PS‐ON) WABH NY Bath – 2/20 0459 – Good; ʺWEHH where all the good songs have gone,ʺ and light oldies. Also noted 2/26 0600 with ʺThis is where all the good songs have gone, WABH Bath and WEHH Elmira Heights‐Horseheads,ʺ cut into news. Per web site, WABH simulcasts WEHH weekdays 6:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m. and 24 hours weekends. (BC‐NH) +++ ‐ 2/21 1755 – Ex‐sports format, now with nostalgia type oldies, at 1800 ʺThis is WABH, Bath and WEHH, Elmira Heights – Horseheadsʺ and into CBS News, later ʺ24 hours a day, your kind of music, WABH.” (TF‐NH) WKDM NY New York – 2/16 2259 – Talk by male announcer in Mandarin (according to their website), ToH ID in English “1380 WKDM,” back into Mandarin talk. Fair to poor mixing with WABH and CKPC. (PS‐ON) +++ ‐ 2/8 2025 – Foreign language, not Spanish, female speaker, good signal. WKDM brokers programs from a number of ethnic groups. (TF‐NH) 1390 WLCM MI Holt – 2/13 0841 – Creaming usual WNIO ʺSports animalʺ with gospel songs, ʺLansingʹs best, Victory 1390 WLCMʺ slogan. (MKB‐ON) WMER MS Meridian – 2/14 0650 – Black gospel, male canned ʺWMER, Meridianʺ at 0700. ABC News in the mix at this point, likely also Mississippi but WROA, Gulfport. (TLK‐FL) WFBL NY Syracuse – 2/8 2015 – Michael Savage Show, mixed with WCAT, oldies, and WEGP, EWTN programming. Never heard WFBL here before. Years ago, station was ʺFireball Radio,” one of two Top 40 radio stations in Syracuse, the other being WOLF‐1490. (TF‐NH) 1400 WAMC NY Albany – 2/20 0759 – Over WWWS‐Buffalo groundwave with usual NPR announcement ʺlistener supported radio...support for WAMC comes from...ʺ into list of local sponsors. (MKB‐ON) 1410 WRTZ VA Roanoke – 2/13 1728 – “True Oldies” slogan followed by The Hollies’ “Long Cool Woman In a Black Dress.” (NjW‐ON) 10 CJWI QC Montreal – 2/26 0601 – Good; ID in French, ʺCJWI... de Montréal, Canada, à modulation amplitude à la 1410... CPAM 1410 point com...ʺ (BC‐NH) 1420 WCED PA Du Bois – 2/19 1800 – Over/under WNRS; ʺ96‐7 and 107‐9, we are Connect FM, your only local news radio.ʺ (BC‐NH) 1440 WGIG GA Brunswick – 2/1 0730 – ID as “14‐40 WGIG,” to community announcements by woman, clear in mix. Another ID after a long ad string and into “Straight Talk” program. (DY‐VA) 1450 WHTC MI Holland – 2/11 0659 – Commercial for The Windmill Restaurant and ID. (NjW‐ ON) WQNT SC Charleston – 2/1 0800 – “This is 14‐50 WQNT…Carolina… Charleston…radio network,” to Fox sports, fair but clear in mix. (DY‐VA) 1460 WXOK LA Port Allen – 2/20 0639 – End of Urban Gospel vocal, black female local ad with phone number, ʺYes You Canʺ by Marvin Sapp, male, ʺHeaven AM 1460, WXOKʺ at 0647, into ʺShifting the Atmosphereʺ by Jason Nelson segued to ʺI Need To Knowʺ by Smokie Norful. // audio stream at heaven1460.com, and song titles on the right center frame. Presume still on night power, 4700/290, though that night pattern has me wondering. Some co‐channel from ʺLa Xʺ WQXM, Bartow, FL. This is one of those ʺWʺ calls assigned west of the Mississippi, and in this case the tower is a mere mile west. (TLK‐FL) 1470 WVOL TN Berry Hill – 2/13 2320 – Funk/Urban music, local ads, finally heard an ID at 2356 “WVOL” by female announcer, “Why Can’t We Be Friends” by War. Very poor mixing with WMBD and others. (PS‐ON) 1480 WERM AL Mobile – 2/13 0650 – Urban Gospel music, ʺGospel 14‐80ʺ slogan by man. Co‐ channel same format WYZE. (TLK‐FL) WYZE GA Atlanta – 2/13 0659 – Urban Gospel, black male announcer, ʺ... 30 degrees here in Atlanta... on WYZE...ʺ Co‐channel WERM, Mobile with same format. (TLK‐ FL) 1490 WBTA NY Batavia – 2/18 1331 – Good with “People Got to be Free” by The Rascals, ID “1490 WBTA, now on 100.1 FM…,” “Beat It” by Michael Jackson. (PS‐ON) 1500 WLQV MI Detroit – 2/17 2359 – Religious talk, “Faith Talk Radio” slogan and WLQV IDs at ToH, ads including one for business loans, into “Hope in the Night” hosted by June Hope. Fair to poor mostly above WFED (partially nulled). (PS‐ON) 1530 WLCO MI Lapeer – 2/19 1800 – Good; ʺ1530 AM WLCO Lapeerʺ with Real Country jingle cutting into news. (BC‐NH) WMCE PA North East – 2/18 1325 – “Mustang Sally” by Wilson Pickett, ID at 1326 “WMCE” by female announcer, “Baby I Love You” by Andy Kim, another WMCE ID at 1329. Good with slop from WWKB on 1520. (PS‐ON) 1550 WDLR OH Delaware – 2/14 0558 – Under CBEF‐Windsor with Jackson 5 oldie and ID. (NjW‐ON) +++ ‐ 2/22 0701 – Over usual CBEF with ʺlive, local... we are 1550 WDLR Delaware and 1550wdlr.comʺ ToH ID into local news. (MKB‐ON) +++ ‐ 2/15 0547 – Central Ohio weather, oldies music ʺFooled Around and Fell in Loveʺ and ʺIʹm So Excited,” ID as ʺ1550 WDLR.” (JK‐WV) WIGN TN Bristol – 2/13 0600 – Legal ID in between bluegrass gospel ditties. I am guessing that they were already on day power at this time as they were creaming CBEF‐ Windsor. (NjW‐ON) WKBA VA Vinton – 2/13 1728 – Religious program from Hagerstown, MD. ID as “the Ministry Stations” that also mentions 1390 and FM 106.7. Duking it out with co‐ religionist WIGN (Bristol, TN) playing Bluegrass Gospel. No sign of CBEF‐ Windsor at this time. (NjW‐ON) WMRE WV Charles Town – 2/24 1905 – Presumed wiping out CBEF with Fox Sports talk about upcoming NFL Combine, ʺSports talk 1550ʺ slogan. (MKB‐ON) 1570 WBGX IL Harvey – 2/13 2258 – Announcer talk with mention of “Big Gospel Express,” ToH ID “1570 WGBX.” Poor, mixing with a number of stations. (PS‐ON) WVTL NY Amsterdam – 2/22 1816 – Out of mush with ʺ...on 104.7 WVTLʺ into C&W version of ʺI never promised you a Rose Gardenʺ then faded back into mush. (MKB‐ON) 1580 WZKY NC Albemarle – 2/25 0014 – Oldies, “From the Beatles to…Great Oldies 1580 WZKY” ID at 0016, “More Today Than Yesterday” by Spiral Staircase, “I’ll Be There” by The Jackson 5, WZKY jingle at 0023. Poor to very poor mostly under CKDO. (PS‐ON) 11 1590 WIJK MD Ocean City – 2/15 2310 – Sounded like alternative rock music, at 2312 heard “…105.1, The Ride,” more music and another ID at 2319 “…105.1, The Ride” by female announcer. Very poor mostly under WAKR. (PS‐ON) 1630 WRDW GA Augusta – 2/19 2126 – Very clear ID as ʺNews Talk Sports WRDWʺ amidst weakly heard talk program. (JK‐WV) 1650 WHKT VA Portsmouth – 2/15 0608 – John Fredericks Show, slogan ʺCommon Sense for the Commonwealth,” local weather, mentioning icy roads reported in Portsmouth and Southeast Virginia. (JK‐WV) 1660 WQLR MI Kalamazoo – 2/17 2047 – Local sports report: Western Michigan Broncos lose in overtime, ID as ʺWQLR in Kalamazoo.” (JK‐WV) WBCN NC Charlotte – 2/17 2100 – Mark Levin Show, with WBCN ID by Levin, North Carolina voter ID PSA, mixing with WQLR. (JK‐WV)
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DX LOGS 590 KSUB UT Cedar City – 2/1 2000 – Program with ID and location, well under pest KXSP. Heard once here over a decade ago! (NK‐IL) 620 WJDX MS Jackson – 2/19 1852 – Fair in mess with ʺ...a proud sponsor of Southern Miss athleticsʺ and ʺhere in Hattiesburgʺ heard during broadcast of Univ. of Southern Mississippi baseball. MS #13 at this QTH. (RD‐NE) 680 KKYX TX San Antonio – 2/18 0817 – Ad for a hatter featuring lots of styles and sizes of Stetsons, et al., “at 119 Broadway, downtown,” another ad for something Texas‐ size. Gotta be KKYX, and yes, at 0819 a woman resumes KKYX News. At 0800 I was getting XEORO in Sinaloa on 680, but KKYX goes to 50 kW ND day pattern at 0815 in Feb, after night pattern of 10 kW SE into the Gulf. (GH‐OK) 710 KFIA CA Carmichael – 2/1 2027 – Fair‐good, mostly atop KCNC QRM ending religious program into some local ads and an ID. They have a favorable day pattern to get out to the east via SSS. (NK‐IL) 710 WAQI FL Miami – 2/13 0630 – Poor though steady. M‐F and ʺR. Mambiʺ said 2 times. Alone. (JJR‐WI) 800 WSVS VA Crewe – 2/13 0714 – Poor with calls said between C&W songs. Lost to others later. (JJR‐WI) 840 WHAS KY Louisville – 2/6 2034 – I had forgotten there was yet another Republican debate Saturday night, originating on ABC‐TV, but run across WHAS 840 Louisville KY carrying the soundtrack, then scan the entire MW band for some others //, not necessarily synchronized: WSB‐750, KRMG‐740, WLW‐700, KFAB‐1110, KSL‐1160. All the other big clear channel signals I normally get were doing something else. (GH‐OK) 850 WKNR OH Cleveland – 2/6 0644 – NEW, Poor, commercials ending with ʺProud partner of the Cleveland Cavaliers. @TOH ʺESPN Radio.ʺ (JDS‐MN) 850 KJON TX Carrollton – 2/18 1911 – Briefly wiping out KOA with REL talk in Spanish between two males on the Guadalupe Radio Network. Confirmed via 13 webstream. Signal vanished at 1915, which lines up with KJONʹs FCC Sunset time in the month of February. TX #76 here. (RD‐NE) 880 KJJR MT Whitefish – 2/1 2000 – Under CKLQ with ʺKJJR, Whitefish, Kalispel...ʺ heard. No trace of WCBS clobbered by termination. New !! MT #16 (NK‐IL) 880 KHAC NM Tse Bonito – 2/17 0034 – Religious talk show in English with caller from New York, but this is no WCBS! Obviously KHAC, lacking a lower sideband, and dominant now from the west, no problem from KRVN‐NE to the north. Its 10 kW ND day power makes it the best bet for NM to the east as long as KKOB and KTNN honor their requirement to null toward New York; unlike KCKN but QRM from KOKP and KDKA. (GH‐OK) 890 KTLR OK Oklahoma City – 2/11 1030 – I’m checking whether KTLR OKC is still partly in Spanish, as on their program schedule grid: Yes, praise music in Spanish, 1038 predicating (preaching) in Spanish. (GH‐OK) 900 CHML ON Hamilton – 2/18 0137 – Local ad for Hamilton, then “AM 900, CHML” ID at 0138 and back to ‘Coast to Coast AM’ (and it seems, beyond border‐to‐border). CHML is dominating 900 rather than any XE, and 860 also bears French from CJBC. (GH‐OK) 940 WMAC GA Macon – 2/13 0653 – Poor, ʺNewsTalk WMACʺ into weekly top talk show topics. Alone. (JJR‐WI) 950 KJR WA Seattle – 2/1 2027 – Poor‐fair, through pest KRWZ with no trace of WNTD crushed in back null. Ad for Belleview Rare Coins. New!! WA #20. (NK‐IL) 970 WDUL WI Superior – 2/15 0815 – Faded in and out under mega pest WDAY with sports programming and Sport Radio IDs. This has been on my target list for a long time. NEW! (SMA‐MB) 990 WJEH OH Gallipols – 2/18 2224 – Poor signals fading in out while CBW was off. Light music and then full ID. Huge surprise and a brand new station. I had to listen to the ID several times because I could not believe what I was hearing. (SMA‐ MB) 990 WNML TN Knoxville – 2/13 0735 – Poor; Myrtle Beach vacations, Sports Animal WNML. No CBW. (JJR‐WI) 2/19 0014 – Poor signals with CBW off. Could hear the sports talk and found it to be // to their web listen live broadcast. My second new one of the night. (SMA‐MB) 990 CBW MB Winnipeg – 2/18 – Off air from 2130 to 0019. They were still broadcasting on 89.3 FM. Left the frequency open for the first time at night in many years. (SMA‐ MB) 1060 KNLV NE Ord – 2/1 2001 – Fair‐good peaks, alone! (no trace of KYW or SS QRM). Nice oldies then ID. (NK‐IL) 1110 KBND OR Bend – 2/1 2101 – Very poor thru KFAB and is USB to get through KMOX IBOC. Caught enough audio to be sure it was Trailblazers BKB coverage. These guys have often run day power at night for BKB for the past couple years and arenʹt uncommon here in good conditions when they do. (NK‐IL) 1130 CKWX BC Vancouver – 2/1 2000 – Good; peaks in well with ID and area news. Rather early for them and hopefully a precursor of better things to come, but other than usual 1040 behind WHO, there wasnʹt much more happening and conditions above in the upper band were poor. (NK‐IL) 1150 KWKY IA Des Moines – 2/13 0627 – Praying the Holy Rosary. Followed by commercial for Iowaʹs Catholic menʹs conference. Only REL station listed on this frequency in Iowa in the AM Radio Log 36th edition. (JDS‐MN) 1150 KSEN MT Shelby – 2/1 1922 – Fair‐good peaks in rather earlier with area weather announcement, Front Range and abnormally warm temps into a couple IDʹs. (NK‐IL) 1150 WHBY WI Kimberly – 2/13 0622 – Out of Lumber Liquidators commercial. ʺNews talk Eleven‐Fifty WHBY.ʺ Followed by spot for Wisconsin and The Badgers sports network. (JDS‐MN) 1170 KBOB IA Davenport – 2/13 0702 – NEW. Out of song: “Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For?” by Crystal Gayle. Into commercials for New Biotics, 2016 Chevrolet Malibu, Outdoor Show, Rock Island and stopbullying.gov. Followed by ʺReal Country Eleven‐Seventy K‐BOB.ʺ Back to country music. (JDS‐MN) 1190 KVSV KS Beloit – 2/14 0758 – National anthem, followed by ʺGood morning. This is Radio Station KVSV beginning another day of broadcasting ....ʺ Fair signal in null of KVCU. (JW‐CO) 14 1230 KFSP MN Mankato – 2/13 0722 – Station ID: ʺAM Twelve‐Thirty KFSP.ʺ Followed by Millʹs Fleet Farm commercial. (JDS‐MN) 1260 WSDZ IL Belleville – 2/19 1806 – Briefly topping KSGF with start of financial talk show Capitalist Times. Initially couldnʹt locate anyone close by on 1260 whose program schedules listed them as carrying this show, but longtime DXer Tom Laskowski in South Bend, Indiana came to the rescue by IDʹing this as WSDZ. First time heard since its return to the air in December following the format switch from Radio Disney. (RD‐NE) 1270 KBZZ NV Sparks – 2/5 1900 on – Completely dominating frequency, CBS Sports Net, Ad for William Hill Sports Book (Super Bowl betting). (RS‐UT) 1310 CIWW ON Ottawa – 2/13 0623 – Poor; steady. Ottawajobs,ca, ?? Jeep, CityTV, no WIBA at all. (JJR‐WI) 1330 KPTY IA Waterloo – 2/18 1800 – Continuous top 40 music with call ID and “The Party.” New here. (JR‐OK) 1350 KRNT IA Des Moines – 2/14 0730 – ʺDes Moinesʹ Sports Leader 1350 ESPNʺ was the ID given at this time, followed by ESPN programming. Fair. (JW‐CO) 1350 KABQ NM Albuquerque – 2/14 0731 – Man says ʺThis is Albuquerqueʹs Progressive Talk AM 1350,ʺ followed by ads. Fair signal even with loop in the wrong direction (E‐W). (JW‐CO) 1360 KBUY NM Ruidoso – 2/14 0815 – Song ʺThe Things We Do for Love,ʺ followed by several ads; ID at 0822: ʺKBUY Ruidosoʹs Classic Hit Station 1360 AM, 105.9 FMʺ and back to music. Fair signal with loop pointed E‐W to null KHNC. Already on day power maybe? Ruidoso, by the way, is Spanish for ʺnoisy.ʺ (JW‐CO) 1360 KRKK WY Rock Springs – 2/20 0759 – Man with legal ID at 0759:52: ʺYour 24‐hour sports station is AM 1360 KRKK Rock Springs ‐ Green River, ESPN for southwest Wyoming;ʺ ESPN Radio Sports Center followed at ToH. Good signal in KHNC null. (JW‐CO) 1380 KRCM TX Shenandoah – 2/19 0851 – SS religious vocals; occasional announcement for La Iglesia del Pueblo church in Pasadena; LID at ToH mentioning KMIC‐1590 only (which means itʹs not a legal ID): ʺEsta escuchando Radio Aleluya KMIC Houston 1590 AM. Esta es Radio Aleluyaʺ and back to music. Fair peaks over/under KOTA. Most of their 22 kW must be pointed this way, since the signal was still fair well after our sunrise and way past Houston sunrise. (JW‐ CO) 1410 KNTX TX Bowie – 2/14 1820 – Oldies top 40 countdown with call ID. Weak in phase null of KGSO, Wichita. New here. (JR‐OK) 1420 KTAN AZ Sierra Vista – 2/4 1930 – Repeated ʺK‐TANʺ IDs, mentions of Tucson, well atop channel with their 1500 watts. (RS‐UT) 1420 KBHS AR Hot Springs – 2/22 1820 – Good signal on sudden fade‐up with C&W religious music and Arkansas ads. IDs as “The Voice of Southern Gospel Music.” The reception lasted only about 10 minutes, then rapidly faded. New here. (JR‐OK) 1420 KTJS OK Hobart – 2/22 0938 – ID as ʺThe Number One information station in southwest Oklahoma, KTJS Hobartʺ and into C&W music. Briefly punching thru QRM. (JW‐CO) 1420 KGNB TX New Braunfels – 2/22 1810 – Weak with C&W, call ID, under several other signals. (JR‐OK) 1430 KZQZ MO St. Louis – 2/15 0852 – “Golden Oldies 14‐30, KZQZ” several IDs, apparent slogan change from “Cool Oldies” as in NRC AM Log 2015‐2016, by DJ aka “Ambassador of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” 0855 into news. On 50 kW day power, St Louis MO station remains dominant on skywave here, still very good as late as 0916, almost an hour after our sunrise, instead of Tulsa. (GH‐OK) 1470 KWRD TX Henderson – 2/16 1620 – Previously unreported station is now reported. Henderson ads and NBC sports Good signal on fade‐ups, but strong splatter from local KGFF. I last heard this station and logged it in 1996, 20 years ago. (JR‐ OK) 1490 KVWC TX Vernon – 2/16 1350 – News, call ID and C&W music, weak in phase null of strong KMFS, Guthrie, OK. (JR‐OK) 1500 WBRI IN Indianapolis – 2/17 0842 – Turning on DX‐398 still tuned for the warbler at night [see unID below], now I hear nothing but Christian religion in English, wrapping up show with website reference, discovertheword.org, connected with Our Daily Bread, loops NE/SW, and 0845 ID as “AM 1500, WBRI, 15 Indianapolis,” and into another program. WBRI is a 5 kW daytimer with pattern southwest, favorable for us. (GH‐OK) 1510 KFNN AZ Phoenix – 2/7 0903 – Financial news, loops slightly CCW from E/W, so I figure it’s KFNN; 0904 PSA about asthma, 0905 about diabetes, no ID, and 0906 welcome back to ‘Real Estate Today.’ KFNN online program schedule is lengthy, and does have R.E.T. on it but Saturdays at 11 am MST; and there is a big gap between 3 and 8 am on Sundays! KFNN is actually licensed to Mesa with 22000/100 watts U3, and official February sunrise is not until 0915; nothing about a PSRA in the NRC AM Log, so they jumped the gun. Also, day pattern major lobe is to the NE, good for us, with lesser lobes to the WNW and SE. (GH‐ OK) 1520 KYND TX Cypress – 2/15 0859 – “1520 KYND with Joe Walsh” (?), country music continues. Hearing this over KOKC without even trying to null it, and both are close to same azimuth from here. (GH‐OK) 1540.04 KGBC TX Galveston – 2/15 0859 – Checking for KGBC, the other ex‐CRI relayer, after just hearing 1520 KYND. Yes, here it is making usual lo het from hi side, vs KXEL; soliciting advertising calls to 713‐868‐5559, a “Siga Broadcasting” station, “AM 1540, KGBC, Galveston.” At 0903 recheck already into a talk show, anti‐Hillary. Interviewee seems named Sean (but not Hannity, I assume); now it’s also hetting KEDA 1540 San Antonio TexMex music, but mostly separable. 0911 into a “short break” in program name ending in “Times,” financial ads; 0915 finally resuming show, but too much CCI now; 0919 has faded out? Not quite, 0921 now interviewing Elliot re financial matters. KGBC is 2.5/0.25 kW U4, and I also hear its het at night. Day pattern favors the north, and has no trouble leapfrogging the 32 kW Metroplex 1540, KZMP, with its tight E‐W pattern. (GH‐ OK) 1550 WIGN TN Bristol – 2/13 0615 – Fair with preacher with church address. LID, no CBEF. (JJR‐WI) 1570 WBGZ IL Alton – 2/26 0736 – Poor signals mixing with WFRL carrying the Dave Ramsey Show and partial WBG? ID heard. I checked the Ramsey website and WBGZ does carry the program. NEW! You never know what will pop up while looking for other stations but I will take all the new ones that pop up. (SMA‐MB) 1570 WNDA IN New Albany – 2/24 0740 – Fading in and out with Spanish talk and Mexican music. Have been hearing for about a week near sunrise but finally strong enough to compare what I was hearing with their live web stream to confirm it is them. NEW! Between old fashioned stubbornness and newfangled web streams I logged a new one. Ha Ha. (SMA‐MB) 1580 KHGG AR Van Buren – 2/15 1820 – Call ID and ads for Fort Smith, over/under several other signals. (JR‐OK) 1580 KNIM MO Maryville – 2/20 1743 – Call ID with C&W music, heard briefly on a fade‐up. (JR‐OK)
UNID 880 UNID 2/11 1350 – On car radio, KRVN‐NE, usual groundwave daytimer, has CCI from another talker in English. Closest 4 possibilities: IL and TX are listed as Spanish; 10 kW KHAC NM/AZ is partly English but far for groundwave. 50 kW KLRG AR is considerably closer, but AR has poor conductivity for GW. No daytime skywave noted now on prime channels 720, 840. Hoping to pull more out of this on the NRD‐545 at home with loop nulling KRVN, but can’t. (GH‐OK) 990 UNID 2/19 2210 – With country and western music. Never heard an ID during the CBW time off air. (SMA‐MB) 1500 UNID 2/5 2006 – Check, warbling hets roughly east‐west, as not much signal from KSTP at the moment. If not out of WPSO New Port Richey FL, allegedly a daytimer: Probably not, but just in case, note that the other FL on 1500, WKIZ in Cayo Hueso is Spanish religion per NRC AM Log, and is 24 hours with 250 watts. Should they lapse into anything anti‐Castro, or even relay some Radio Marti, that could get them a bit o’ jamming from down south. (GH‐OK) 1500 UNID 2/6 2019 – Not much signal from KSTP, so I am hearing the blues music station and the warble‐tone. KSTP is so weak that I can get pretty good bearings on these two, nulling them without KSTP in the way: warble is about 95 degrees, and blues about 135 degrees (assuming they are both eastward rather than westward). Tends to confirm blues source as the station doing that all‐night, 16 KCLF New Roads LA. At least on weeknights, with weekends unaccounted for: http://kclf1500am.com/shows.html Closest to the 95 degree angle from Enid with the warble are three Alabamans and one further Georgian: WQCR Alabaster, 2300/3 watts, WVSM Rainsville, 1000/‐, WKAX Russellville, 1000/‐; and WDPC Dallas GA, 5000/CH 3200. (GH‐OK) 1500 UNID 2/14 2338 – The warbling het against KSTP is still here, roughly from east. Les Rayburn from Alabama has offered to visit towns in Tennessee it might be coming from, but we ought to be able to pinpoint this without such drastic measures. 2/15 0023 – Hearing both the warblehet, and the blues station, latter presumably KCLF New Roads LA. 2/15 0850 – The warble is still audible, one semi‐hour after sunrise here, indicating it is not too far east into the dayside, and still at 0916. (1430 St Louis, q.v. still has a big signal on skywave also as late as 0916 with 50 kW). I try to DF the warble again, and seems closer to E/W, 90 degrees than previous estimate of 95 degrees. Prime suspect is now WPOT Trenton TN (Jackson area), 250/6 watts, but two closest 1500s to it are KDFN Doniphan MO, 1000 watt daytimer, and WMJL Marion KY, 175 watt daytimer: WMJL is the one closest to the 170 degree bearing by Tom Jasinski from Joliet IL. (BTW, my nearest 1500, KPGM Pawhuska OK, 500 watt daytimer is also east of here, but not heard yet this morning, and no sign of the warble on it in full daytime). 2/17 2351 –) The warble is still weakly audible here with KSTP nulled. It seems there has been no progress the past week in pinpointing the source, but here’s a pertinent post from Feb 11 on the IRCA list: “The 1500 noise is stronger here, in Acworth GA tonight. I went out and repeated the
Shawn Axelrod comments on a rare opening on 990 KHz: Wow what a night. Got a text from a friend wanting to know why CBW was off air. Ran to the radio room and yes they were off 990 but still on the FM relay on 89.3. I texted him back saying I did not know why but would be glued to the radio until they came back on. As you can see above I managed to get two new stations so it was all good considering conditions were very poor that night.
Thanks to everyone. See you next time. (JDT‐WA)
Unreported Domestic Stations One previously unreported station, KWRD‐1470, was reported to DDXD this issue for the first time since at least Volume 67 (1999‐2000). We also drop WEZZ‐930 from the unreported list and replace it with WEZZ‐920, as that frequency change is now on the air. This leaves 448 active stations in the United States and Canada on the unreported list. Can you hear one and report it for next issue? The most recent full list was printed in Issue 82‐20.
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17 International DX Digest Bruce Conti, Editor 46 Ridgefield Drive, Nashua NH 03062‐1174, [email protected] Loggings of stations outside the U.S. and Canada. All times are Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
TRANS‐ATLANTIC DX 1215 UNITED KINGDOM Absolute Radio synchros FEB 10 0300 – Song by the Smiths, man with Absolute Radio ID; fair. [Connelly‐MA] 1530 SAO TOME E PRINCIPE VOA Pinheira FEB 10 0259 – ID ʺThis is the Voice of America, Washington, DC signing on,ʺ then Yankee Doodle intro music; dominant. [Connelly‐MA]
PAN‐AMERICAN DX 540 MEXICO XEWA San Luís Potosí, SLP FEB 18 0625 – Rock song in English, ʺCuarenta Principalesʺ interjected into song during a brief pause in lyrics, and again a minute later plus some other DJ comment. I would find this extremely annoying if I were enjoying the music, which I almost am; 0628 to a duet in Spanish. Dominant now instead of XETX Chihuahua, and forget about CBK. Still I doubt they are running 150 kW as listed. [Hauser‐OK] 630 PUERTO RICO WUNO San Juan FEB 10 0300 – NotiUno ID; dominant. [Connelly‐MA] FEB 20 0100 – Parallel 760 WORA with talk by woman announcer in Spanish; weak under WMAL. [Saylor‐PA] 650 COLOMBIA HJKH, RCN Antena 2, Bogotá FEB 20 0100 – Pips about a half minute late, Antena Dos ID; over R.Progreso Cuba. [Connelly‐MA] FEB 20 0100 – RCN 4‐note ascending chimes, 5+1 time pips and Spanish talk by a woman under WSM. [Saylor‐PA] 680 MEXICO XEORO Guasave, Sin. FEB 18 1300 – Starting local newscast about Sinaloa with activities of PAN party, i.e. XEORO, 1/0.5 kW. No problem from KNBR or KKYX yet. [Hauser‐OK] 690 COLOMBIA HJCZ, W Radio, Bogotá FEB 20 0100 – W Radio ID parallel 700; over R.Progreso Cuba. [Connelly‐MA] 700 COLOMBIA HJCX, W Radio, Cali FEB 20 0100 – W Radio ID parallel 690; good. [Connelly‐ MA] 720 BRAZIL ZYK276 Porto Alegre FEB 20 0101 – Man in Portuguese, Porto Alegre mention at 0101:35; briefly atop jumble. [Connelly‐MA] 730 COLOMBIA HJCU Cadena Melodia, Bogotá FEB 20 0100 – Melodia Estereo ID; dominant. [Connelly‐MA] 730 MEXICO XEX, TDW Radio, México, DF FEB 21 1150 – Two guys with Argentine sports item, into anthem from 1157, male canned, ʺW... en Distrito Federal... XEX...ʺ [Krueger‐FL] 740 MEXICO unID FEB 21 1200 – Very weak with anthem beginning at tune‐in, way under KTRH. [Krueger‐FL] 760 COLOMBIA HJAJ, RCN, Barranquilla FEB 20 0100 – End of talk between two men, RCN IDʹs, 5+1 time pips at 0100 UTC. [Saylor‐PA] 760 PUERTO RICO WORA Mayagüez FEB 20 0100 – Faded in as Colombia faded out; studio banter between man and woman announcers in Spanish, affiliate IDʹs as: ʺnoticias... en Puerto Rico... seis treinta AM en San Juan, WPRP nueve diez AM Ponce, siete sesenta AM en Mayagüez, doce senta (?) AM Aracibo (their Aracibo station is 1280), WNEL en Caguas.ʺ Parallel weaker 630 kHz. [Saylor‐PA] 770 COLOMBIA HJJX, RCN, Bogotá FEB 20 0100 – Pips, time check, ʺOcho de la noche en Colombiaʺ; over WABC and Cuba. [Connelly‐MA] 800 MEXICO XEROK Cd. Juárez, Chih. FEB 18 1303 – Paean to Papa Francisco who just visited Juárez; XEROK holding own by skywave at right angle to groundwave from KQCV. [Hauser‐ OK] 840 HAITI Radio 4VEH, Cap Haitien FEB 20 0100 – Electronic 5‐note ʺDashing Through the Snowʺ interval signal, hymn, man in French; over Cuba. [Connelly‐MA] 840 unID FEB 17 0536 – WHAS has a heavy 6 Hz SAH, but canʹt hear any other audio. Wonder what that could be? [Hauser‐OK] 860 MEXICO XENL Monterrey, NL FEB 17 0532 – Romantic music in Spanish from south is dominant, no problem from eastward KKOW, in somewhat auroral conditions; 0602 choral Mexican national anthem, 0606 ID as R.Recuerdo, i.e. XENL, 5/1.5 kW. [Hauser‐OK] 940 BRAZIL ZYJ453 Rio de Janeiro FEB 20 0001 – Man in Portuguese; slightly under WIPR. [Connelly‐MA] 18 940 MEXICO XEQ Ke Buena, México, DF FEB 20 0100 – Ads before the hour by man and woman in Spanish, mentions of México, no ID at top of the hour but ʺLa Ke Buenaʺ singing ID at 0102 UTC. [Saylor‐PA] 940 PUERTO RICO WIPR San Juan FEB 20 0001 – San Juan advert; over Brazil. [Connelly‐MA] 990 COLOMBIA HJCH, RCN, Medellin FEB 20 0000 – Banco Popular mention/advert, bell; momentarily over dogpile. [Connelly‐MA] 990 MEXICO XET Monterrey, NL FEB 19 0450 – Poor signals in the mix with Mexican styled music and Spanish talk. Thanks to Rick Dau for suggesting it was them and I checked it against their web live stream and it was them. Not new but very rare here because we can hear them only when CBW is off as they were tonight. [Axelrod‐MB] 1000 COLOMBIA HJAQ, RCN, Cartagena FEB 20 0100 – Woman gave time and ID: ʺocho... (something) en Colombia... (something), RCN Radio,ʺ over México. [Saylor‐PA] 1000 MEXICO XEOY R.Mil, México, DF FEB 20 0100 – 5 + 1 time pips, man with ʺRadio Mil, Vive Méxicoʺ ID, then a three‐note sounder, under RCN Radio. [Saylor‐PA] 1010 MEXICO XEPA Ke Buena, Puebla, Pue. FEB 20 0100 – Presumed this with Mexican vocal and instrumental music, ʺLa Ke Buenaʺ signing ID as heard on 940 XEQ (but not parallel to them), sound effects; under WINS. [Saylor‐PA] 1020 CUBA R.Trinchera Antiimperialista, Baracoa FEB 20 0000 – ʺRadio Trinchera Antiimperialista desde Guantánamoʺ ID by woman; over R.Reloj. [Connelly‐MA] 1020 unID FEB 19 0141 – Praise music in Spanish owns frequency, i.e. 50 kW KCKN Roswell still not nulling toward KDKA; but there is also a heavy SAH of 2.5 Hz, with DF fitting for my semi‐local KOKP Perry. I conclude that KOKP is in dead air instead of Triple‐Play Sports. Listening further, I hear a weak country(?) music station which seems to be close to the KOKP direction. Not that many 1020ʹs in the USA, and format unmatches any of them, near or far, in NRC AM Log. DF is no good for Mexico either. Maybe it was really one of the three Cubans listed in WRTH. [Hauser‐OK] 1030 MEXICO XEQR R.Centro, México, DF FEB 20 0100 – Ethereal female vocal music, ʺRadio Centro calidad en tu vidaʺ slogan. [Saylor‐PA] 1100 BRAZIL ZYK694 R.Globo, São Paulo FEB 20 0001 – Two men in Portuguese (phone interview); to fair peak. [Connelly‐MA] 1140 BRAZIL ZYH449 Salvador FEB 19 2359 – Man in Portuguese (possible preaching); under CBI. [Connelly‐MA] 1220 BRAZIL ZYJ458 R.Globo, Rio de Janeiro FEB 20 0000 – Globo ID, audio sweep; mixed with WWSF. [Connelly‐MA] 1220 COLOMBIA HJFF Emisora 1220, Barranquilla FEB 20 0100 – ID as ʺHJFF, Emisora Mil Dos Cientos Veinte (1220) AM, Barranquillaʺ; in mush. [Connelly‐MA] 1620 CUBA R.Rebelde, La Habana//Amancio//El Coco//Guantánamo‐Antiguo FEB 19 0137 – Spanish pop music. Must be Rebelde FM, since not parallel 1180 or 5025 which are in béisbol. Well, their top players defecting to MLB still have their choice of Rebeldes in América! [Hauser‐OK] FEB 24 0701:11.5 – Two‐tone time signal 71.5 seconds late, and R.Rebelde ID. [Hauser‐OK]
CONTRIBUTORS Shawn M. Axelrod VE4DX1SMA, VEPC4SWL, Winnipeg MB; ICOM ICR70, Drake R8, MFJ 1026 phasing unit, 3‐ft un‐amplified box loop, Quantum QX Loop v2.0, 155‐ft U‐shaped outdoor wire, 100‐ft indoor wire run around the basement walls. Mark Connelly WA1ION, South Yarmouth MA; Microtelecom Perseus, cardioid‐pattern SuperLoop 10m vert. by 11m horiz. (peak 165°, null 345°), cardioid‐pattern SuperLoop 11m vert. by 30m horiz. (peak 80°, null 260°). Glenn Hauser, Enid OK; NRD‐545 with ALA‐330S or north/south not very long wire, DX‐398 or PL‐ 880 with internal antenna only, sometimes FRG‐7 with ~100‐ft east/west longwire. Terry L. Krueger, Clearwater FL; NRD‐535, IC‐R75, roof dipole, active loop. Brett Saylor, State College PA; Perseus SDR with 16 x 36‐ft SuperLoop at 180°.
International News MEXICO: Changes at Grupo Radio México, Ciudad Juárez: 720 XEJCC El Fonógrafo, ex Extremo 720; 970 XEJ R.México Noticias, ex La J Mexicana; 1190 XEPZ R.Centro, ex R.Norteña; 1240 XEWG La Jefa, ex Cambio 1240; 1300 XEP R.Mexicana, ex Radio 13; 1460 XEYC R.Fórmula, ex 1030 kHz. [Héctor García Bojorge via Mauno Ritola, WRTH via Central American News, ed. Tore Larsson, Feb MW News via DXLD]
73 and Good DX! 19 Long Beach Island 14 DXPedition Report Compiled by Russ Edmunds
The 14th annual Long Beach Island DXpedition was held November 13‐16, 2015 at our long‐time base, the Drifting Sands Motel in Ship Bottom, NJ. Some of the participants arrived Thursday, others Friday and one or two were able to attend only for one evening. Upon arrival, we discovered that since the 2014 event, a major beach replenishment project had been undertaken, resulting in a total re‐configuration of beach access and protection, including a large new dune at the back of the beach. This coupled with another redesign of the fence protecting the dune made it immediately evident that there would be no use of BOG’s this year or going forward. We were able to deploy the 16x36’ flag, the 6’ broadband loop and two Wellbrook loops. Conditions however were at best mediocre with a few TA’s evident Thursday evening, but mostly nothing after that, and also there was no significant enhancement to the South either. Thus much of the group’s effort was directed toward domestics this time. This was a distinct disappointment knowing that a number of previous regular TA transmitters on both LW and MW would be closed down before our 15th gathering. As is often the case when conditions work against us, there was plenty of time for DX chat, checking out the various SDR’s, and repairing or retuning some of the Drake R8 series receivers. The new configuration on the beach includes a landing atop the dune along the main access area to the beach. In addition to providing an excellent vantage point for one of our antennas, this also will permit us to relocate our operations to the end of the building closest to that accessway which in turn will permit us some added area for loops, and also a better radius for them, as we will now be able to aim inland without directing the antenna pattern through the building.
The LBI‐14 attendees: Russ Edmunds (WB2BJH) – Blue Bell, PA – 2 Modified Sony ICF 2010’s Brett Saylor (W3SWL) – State College, PA – Perseus SDR, ELAD FDM‐S2 SDR Kris Field – Horsham, PA – NRD‐545; ELAD FDM –S2 SDR Michael Hunter (W2MHZ) – Neshanic Station, NJ – Perseus SDR Ralph Brandi – Middletown, NJ – Perseus SDR Bob Galerstein (WB2VGD) – Monroe, NY (Friday night only) – Drake R8B Dave Hochfelder (N2HTA) – Albany, NY – Perseus SDR Chuck Rippel (WA4HHG) – Chesapeake, VA – WinRadio G33 Excalibur Pro Rob Stonier (WE2Z) – Hawthorne, NJ – Drake R8 Jim Chenard – Blairstown, NJ – Drake R8 Nick Langan (W2NJL) – Tabernacle, NJ (Saturday night only) All – 16x32’ pre‐amplified flag, 6’ pre‐amplified Broadband Loop, Wellbrook ALA‐1530
The LBI 14 loggings:
Trans‐Atlantic Loggings (all times UTC) 162 FRANCE France Inter, Allouis NOV 13 0400 – Presumed with weak talk by woman. 171 MOROCCO R. Mediterranée Internationale, Nador NOV 13 0400 – Presumed, weak with flute music. 621 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN RNE NOV 12 2335 – Super signal, female singing and talk by man in Spanish, ID 2337 and 0000, // 855. 711 UNID NOV 12 2328 – Arabic singing, several possibilities. 855 SPAIN RNE NOV 12 2308 – Spanish talk by man. 1008 CANARY ISLANDS Punto Radio Las Palmas NOV 12 2330 – Good signal with Spanish talk by man and woman, music, mention of “Punta Maria” and “Punta Radio.” 1053.107 UNID NOV 12 2348 – Libya? Middle Eastern music peaked briefly, up and down after that. 1206 FRANCE France Info NOV 12 2355 – Talk by man in French. 1215 SPAIN COPE synchros NOV 12 2358 – Talk by man // webstream, 5 kW. 1413 SPAIN RNE Radio 5 NOV 12 2331 – Spanish talk by man // 1305. 1422 UNID NOV 12 2337 – Talk in what sounded like Arabic, maybe Egypt? Heard after 0100 with Arabic‐style singing. 1521 SAUDI ARABIA BSKKA NOV 13 000 – Great signal with female announcer in Arabic.
Pan‐American Loggings (all times UTC) 530 CUBA R. Rebelde, synchros – NOV 14 0000 – ID, the usual. CUBA CMBQ R. Enciclopedia, Villa Maria – NOV 14 0059 – ID over Rebelde. 20 550 CUBA R. Rebelde, Pinar del Río – NOV 14 0000 – ID, the usual, // 530. 560 CUBA R. Rebelde, Moa – NOV 14 0800 – Rebelde stingers during news headlines, ID. 570 CUBA CMDC R. Reloj, Santa Clara – NOV 14 0000 – ID, time pips, “RR” Morse Code ID. 580 CUBA R. Rebelde, Guantánamo – NOV 14 0501 – Cuban national anthem. 590 CUBA R. Musical Nacional, Havana – NOV 14 0003 – Cuba Radio drama, credits, ID. CUBA R. Rebelde, Santa Clara – NOV 14 0400 – Music // 600, 620, 670, 710. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HIDV R. Santa Maria, La Vega – NOV 13 *0900 – Interval signal. 600 COLOMBIA HJHJ R. Libertad, Barranquilla – NOV 14 0500 – “Radio Libertad” ID, “en Barranquilla,” kids yelling “Ya La Libertad,” lively music. New for LBI. CUBA R. Rebelde, San German – NOV 14 0100 – ID, sports. CUBA R. Reloj – NOV 13 2317 – “RR.” 610 CUBA R. Rebelde, synchros – NOV 14 0000 – ID // 620 et al. 620 CUBA R. Rebelde, Colón – NOV 14 0000 – ID // 610, 530 et al. 630 CUBA R. Progreso, Camagüey – NOV 14 0100 – ID, live music. PUERTO RICO WUNO San Juan – NOV 14 0659 – Slogan ID, “Primera con la notícia,” mixing with Progreso. 640 CUBA R. Progreso, Guanabacoa – NOV 14 0100 – ID, live music // 630. 650 COLOMBIA HJKH Bogotá – NOV 14 0305 – Presumed with fútbol. CUBA R. Progreso, synchros – NOV 14 0300 – // 630 and 640, Cuban salsa music, mixing with WSM but more dominant on USB. 670 CUBA R. Rebelde, synchros – NOV 14 000 – ID // 530, 600, etc. 680 PUERTO RICO WAPA San Juan – NOV 14 0900 – ID for WAPA and WA2XPA. 690 CUBA R. Progreso, Santa Clara – NOV 14 0100 – ID // 640, etc. MEXICO XEMA Fresnillo, Zac. – NOV 14 0100 – Mention of “Estado de Zacatecas,” slogan IDs as “La Mejor” at 0100, 0105. MEXICO XEN México City DF – NOV 14 0459 – ID as XEN, “un estación de Grupo Radio Centro.ʺ 710 CUBA R. Rebelde, synchros – NOV 14 2359 – ID, usual stuff. 720 CUBA R. Progreso, Mabujabo – NOV 14 0100 – ID, live music // 690, 640, etc. NICARAGUA YNRC R. Católica, Managua – NOV 14 0301 – Multiple IDs, mentions of Managua and the cordoba (Nicaraguan currency), music. 730 CUBA R. Progreso, La Fe – NOV 14 0100 ‐ID, live music // 690, 640 etc. CUBA R. Reloj – NOV 13 2203 – “RR.” 740 CUBA CMKO R. Angulo, Sagua de Tanamo – NOV 15 0458 – ID, followed by Cuban national anthem, mostly over Toronto. MEXICO XECAQ R. Formula, Cancún QR – NOV 14 0955 – Presumed, multiple IDs at 0955, 1003. 750 CUBA R. Progreso, Palmira – NOV 14 0100 – ID< live music // 690, 640, etc. VENEZUELA YVKS Caracas – NOV 15 0235 – Talk about football teams, over WSB and Cuban, “RCR” ID. 760 COLOMBIA HJAJ Barranguilla – NOV 15 0255 – Love songs in Spanish, multiple “RCN” IDs, over WJR and Rebelde. More IDs 0258 and 0259 as “RCN” and “La Radio.” MEXICO XEABC México DF – NOV 0211 – Tentative; Spanish talk with lots of mentions of Mexico. 770 CUBA CMKB R. Rebelde, Victoria de las Tunas – NOV 15 0459 – Stinger, followed by Cuban national anthem, under WABC. 780 COLOMBIA unID – NOV 14 0055 – “… Radio” and “Colombia.” VENEZUELA YVMN R. Coro, Coro – NOV 15 0759 – Lengthy ID. 790 CUBA CMAQ R. Reloj, Pinar del Río – NOV 13 2359 – ID, time pips for TOH, “RR” Morse Code ID at 0000. 800 BONAIRE Trans World Radio, Bonaire – NOV 14 0200 – ID in Spanish, mixing with CKLW. 810 BAHAMAS ZNS‐3 R. Bahamas, Freeport – NOV 14 0100 – Weather report for Bahamas, front moving into northwest Bahamas with strong high pressure behind, music. CUBA CMBC R. Progreso, Guantánamo – NOV 14 0100 – ID, live music // 690, 640, etc. 820 CUBA CMCA R. Ciudad de la Habana, Arroyo Arenas – NOV 14 0300 – Upbeat female ammouncer, ID. CUBA CMDE R. Reloj, Ciego de Avila – NOV 14 0100 – ID, “RR” Morse Code heard as well, under WNYC. 840 CUBA CMHW Doblevé, Santa Clara – NOV 15 1000 – Music, ID under WHAS, mention of Santa Clara. CUBA CMKC R. Revolución, Santiago de Cuba – NOV 14 0201 – ID, under WHAS. 850 CUBA R. Reloj, Nueva Gerona – NOV 14 0000 – Time pips for TOH, “RR” Morse Code. 21 860 CUBA CMDB R. Reloj, Jovellanos – NOV 14 0000 – Time pips for TOH, “RR” Morse Code, under CJBC Toronto. 870 CUBA CMDT R. Reloj, Sancti Spiritus – NOV 14 0300 – Time pips for TOH, “RR” Morse Code, voice ID 0301. 900 CUBA R. Progreso, San Germán – NOV 15 0801 – ID, over CHML, “Radio Progreso, la onda de la alegria!” MEXICO XEW “W Radio,” Mexico DF – NOV 14 0500 – “W Radio” IDs. 910 CUBA CMHA R. Cadena Agramonte, Camagüey – NOV 14 1058 – ID. CUBA CMBL R. Metropolitana, Villa Maria – NOV 14 1000 – ID. 930 CUBA R. Reloj, synchros – NOV 15 0800 – RR Morse code ID. 940 CUBA R. Progreso, Sancti Spíritus – NOV 15 0401 – ID, // 640. MEXICO XEQ México DF – NOV 14 0157 – Lengthy ID with jingle, “XEQ AM 940 AM,” cinquenta mil watos de potencia. 950 CUBA R. Reloj, Havana – NOV 14 0000 – Time pips for TOH, “RR” Morse Code ID. 960 CUBA CMDJ R. Reloj, Guantánamo – NOV 14 0000 – Morse Code ID. 970 MEXICO XERFR México DF – NOV 13 0200 – “Grupo Formula presenta …” ID. 980 CUBA R. COCO, Havana – NOV 14 0059 – Cuban music, ID. CUBA R. Reloj, Moa – NOV 14 0100 – “RR” Morse Code ID heard under COCO. 990 CUBA CMAM R. Guamá, San Luis – NOV 14 059 – ID “Esta es Guamá, la señal sonora de la famiia Pinarena.” 1000 CUBA CMCW R. Artemisa, Artemisa – NOV 14 0055 – ID, Cuban music. MEXICO XEOY R. Mil, México DF – NOV 14 0500 – “R. Mil” IDs into music show, music was a non‐stop Spanish version of 1950ʹs songs like ʺRock Around the Clockʺ segueing into each other. Cuban anthem weak under. 1020 CUBA R. Reloj, Victoria de la Tunas – NOV 14 0000 – “RR.” CUBA CMKS R. Trinchera Antiimperialista, Baracoa – NOV 15 0500 – ID. 1030 MEXICO XEQRR R. Centro, Granjas, México DF – NOV 14 0159 – ID in WBZ gap; better ID heard at 0500. 1060 CUBA R. 26, Jovellanos – NOV 14 0300 – TOH tune, ID. MEXICO XEEP R. Educación, México DF – NOV 14 0459 – ID, including MW and SW frequencies, “La radio cultural de México.” 1080 CUBA CMCU R. Cadena Habana, Havana – NOV 14 0159 – ID. 1100 CUBA CMKQ R. Angulo, Mayari – NOV 14 0100 – Music, “La Poder de la Música,” // 1110. UNID NOV 14 2350 – Instrumental music, sounds religious or light classical, under WTAM, gone after 0000. 1110 CUBA CMKO R. Angulo, Holguin – NOV 14 0100 – Music, “La Poder de la Música,” stronger than // 1100. 1140 CUBA CMIP R. Surco, Ciego de Avila – NOV 14 0059 – ID, program “Ecos de México,” Mexican music. CUBA R. Rebelde, Cienfuegos – NOV 13 2301 ‐ // 530. CUBA R. Musical Nacional, Santa Clara – NOV 14 0220 ‐ // 590 with dramatic orchestral music, mxing with another Cuban (Cadena Agramonte?). UNID NOV 14 2355 – Classical instrumental music, man/woman in Spanish, with WRVA. Likely R. Musical Nacional again. 1170 COLOMBIA unID – NOV 14 0040 – Colombian fútbol. 1180 CUBA R. Rebelde, Villa Maria – NOV 13 2359 – Lengthy ID. 1210 CUBA CMGL R. Sancti Spiritus, Sancti Spiritus – NOV 14 0300 – ID. CUBA R. Rebelde – NOV 14 0400 – Rebelde stingers, under WPHT. 1350 CUBA R. Victoria, Puerto Padre – NOV 14 0400 – ID // 1470, provincial station relayed by R. Libertad. 1470 CUBA R. Victoria, Puerto Padre – NOV 14 0400 – ID “Esta es … Radio Victoria … Las Tunas,” provincial station relayed by local R. Chaparra. 1540 BAHAMAS ZNS‐1 Nassau – NOV 12 2240 – Commonwealth Bank ad, Caribbean music, PSA for dengue fever. 1550 CUBA R. Rebelde, synchros – NOV 14 0000 – ID, under WRHC. 1570 MEXICO XERF Ciudad Juárez – NOV 14 0300 – XERF and “La Poderosa” ID by woman. 1610 ANGUILLA Caribbean Beacon, The Valley – NOV 14 0300 – Well‐known toll‐free number 1‐800‐338‐3030 to attend live service, Pastor Melissa Scott preaching. 1620 CUBA CMNL R. Bayamo, Bayamo – NOV 14 0601 – ID. CUBA R. Rebelde, synchros – NOV 14 0100 – ID. 1660 PUERTO RICO WGIT Canovanas – NOV 14 0300 – ID for WGIT Canovanas and WMTI Morovis, with URL farodesantidad.com. 22
Domestic Loggings (all times ELT) 60 WWVB CO Fort Collins – 11/12 2259 – Encoded time signals. 100 ‐‐ NJ Diamond Beach – 11/12 2252 – eLORAN station, pulsing wideband data, newly activated station. 480 ‐‐ VA Forrest – 11/13 2335 – WD2XSH/31, “de wd2xsh/31/31/31.” 540 WFLF FL Pine Hills – 11/12 2206 – ID. 550 WAYR FL Fleming Island – 11/14 0400 – ID. WGR NY Buffalo – 11/12 2207 – Bills football. WKRC OH Cincinnati – 11/13 0200 – ID, Fox news. 560 WVOC SC Columbia – 11/15 0159 – ID in mix. 570 WTBN FL Pinellas Park – 11/13 2200 – ID under Reloj. 580 WDBO FL Orlando – 11/13 2000 – ID “ESPN Orlando” under WHP. WGAC GA Augusta – 11/14 0159 – ID, CBS news. WCHS WV Charleston – 11/13 2059 – ID “WCHS, the voice of Charleston.” 590 CJCL ON Toronto – 11/12 2210 – Bills football. 610 WIOD FL Miami – 11/14 2100 – ID. 620 WDAE FL St. Petersburg – 11/14 0059 – ID, under Rebelde. WWNR WV Beckley – 11/14 2100 – ID, ABC news. 670 WWFE FL Miami – 11/13 2101 – Programming in Spanish, ID in English, then Spanish, “La Poderosa,” followed by jingle, into news. Mixing with Rebelde. 680 KKYX TX San Antonio – 11/13 2000 – ID, country music. 730 WZGV NC Cramerton – 11/12 2109 – ESPN 730, 704 area code in ad. WLIL TN Lenoir City – 11/12 2300 – Classic Country segues, ID. 740 WYGM FL Orlando – 11/14 2259 – ID, sports. UnID ‐‐ 11/14 1915 – Football, not sure if high school or college. 790 WVCD SC Bamberg‐Denmark – 11/14 0159 – ID, jazz music, “All of Me.” 800 CKLW ON Windsor – 11/12 2006 – Dr. Joy Brown, “AM 800.” UnID ‐‐ 11/14 1918 – “Rudy Maxa’s World.” 820 WWBA FL Largo – 11/13 1820 – Girls’ basketball, multiple FL mentions. WWFD MD Frederick – 11/14 2059 – ID. WBAP TX Fort Worth – 11/14 000 – ID, time check, locally produced news, traffic watch. WTNW VA Chester – 11/14 2058 – ID, into SRN news. 830 WFNO LA Norco – 11/14 0057 – Slogan ID “NoLA’s nueva … La Fabulosa 830,” salsa music, full ID at 0502. WEEU PA Reading – 11/12 2034 – News, ID. 850 WXJC AL Birmingham – 11/14 2130 – ID. WFTL FL West Palm Beach – 11/13 1900 – ID “Florida’s Talk Leader, 850 WFTL, West Palm Beach‐Miami Beach.” 900 WSWN FL Belle Glade – 11/15 0459 – ID “WSWN Belle Glade, the new 900 AM, the Talk of Palm Beaches,” CBS news. WJLG GA Savannah – 11/15 0359 – ID, Fox sports. CHML ON Hamilton – 11/12 2240 – Buffalo Bills football, ID. 910 WTMZ SC Dorchester Terrace – 11/14 1800 – ID, ESPN Sportscenter; 500 watts. 920 WGKA GA Atlanta – 11/14 2158 – Slogan IDs 2158 and 2159, “AM 920 The Answer,” news from townhall.org. 930 WGAD AL Rainbow City – 11/15 0501 – Oldies music, ID including FM translator, jingle ID, more music. WDLX NC Washington – 11/13 2001 – Slogan ID: “You’re listening to D.H. Conley High football on Pirate Radio 930 and 1250,” D.H. Conley vs. New Bern football, full ID 11/14 at 0159. 940 WMIX IL Mount Vernon – 11/14 0159 – Music, ID, CBS news. WCND KY Shelbyville – 11/15 0101 – ID “La Explosiva,” rural Mexican music, 250 watts day and 10 watts night. WKYK NC Burnsville – 11/14 0059 – Country music, ID. 950 WTLN FL Orlando – 11/13 2000 – ID, mixing with R. Reloj. 980 WULR SC York – 11/14 2300 – ID in Spanish‐accented English (transposing call letters to WURL, which is actually on 760 kHz in Alabama), Spanish religious music. 990 WLLI PA Somerset – 11/12 2200 – Sports, ID. WNML TN Knoxville – 11/12 2120 – CBS Sports Radio. 1030 WONQ FL Oviedo – 11/14 1700 – ID. 1040 WSGH NC Lewisville – 11/13 2001 – ID for several stations including WSGH, Latin music. 23 1070 WNCT NC Greenville – 11/14 1733 – Oldies, “Beach, Boogie, and Blues.” CHOK ON Sarnia – 11/12 2042 – Sarnia Legionnaires hockey. 1080 WHIM FL Coral Gables – 11/14 2159 – Religious music, SRN, weather. 1090 KAAY AR Little Rock – 11/13 2000 – ID, news. WTSB NC Selma – 11/14 1701 – ID, news from townhall.com. 1130 WLBA GA Gainesville – 11/13 1900 – Regional Mexican usic, ID for WAOS and WLBA. 1140 WQBA FL Miami – 11/13 1900 – ID in English and Spanish. 1150 WBAG NC Burlington‐Graham – 11/14 1658 – ID, North Carolina football. WCRK TN Morristown – 11/13 2359 – Tennessee Volunteers football, commercial for natural gas, break for station ID but no ID heard until this time. 1190 WAMT FL Pine Castle – 11/13 2059 – ID popping out of the murk. KQQZ MO DeSoto – 11/12 2148 – Country, ID, jingle. WIXE NC Monroe – 11/12 2047 – Country. WCRW VA Leesburg – 11/14 1659 – ID, signing off, national anthem. 1200 WOAI TX San Antonio – 11/13 2001 – Fox news coverage of Paris attacks, ID, local headlines and ID, back to Fox news network coverage at 2002. 1220 WAYE AL Birmingham – 11/13 2000 – ID in English and Spanish, news reports about Paris attacks. WHKW OH Cleveland – 11/12 2100 – Black Gospel music, lesson, ID. 1250 WGHB NC Farmville – 11/13 2100 – ID “You’re listening to D.H. Conley High football on Pirate Radio 1250 and 930,” same game as at 2000 on WDLX‐930. 1260 WSUA FL Miami – 11/13 1900 – Commercials for something on South River Drive, Super Auto in Hialeah, Hyatt Regency Coral Gables, someone in concert, then quiet, no ID on the hour. WNXT OH Portsmouth – 11/13 2000 – Promo for Urban Meyer call‐in show with ID, Ohio State football, break for station identification, another ID. 1270 WRLZ FL Eatonville – 11/13 2100 – Religious talk in Spanish, mentions of Guatemala, phone numer given, ID at 2101: “WRLZ, la estación del pueblo.” WJJC GA Commerce – 11/13 2000 – Jingle ID followed by spoken ID, serving northeastern Georgia since 1957. WLIK TN Newport – 11/13 2102 – Tennessee Volunteers basketball, ID, mixing with WRLZ. 1280 WODT LA New Orleans – 11/13 1900 – Sports talk, host talking to his dog about beating Alabama, partial ID as “AM 1280 New Orleans,” also airing on Charter Channel 333. 1290 WJNO FL West Palm Beach – 11/13 1900 – ID with talk, under R&B station. WJCV NC Jacksonville – 11/13 1958 – NC State basketball, ID, Wolfpack Sports Network, ad for Bradley’s Jewelers in Jacksonville on Western Boulevard. WKBK NH Keene – 11/15 0259 – ID. 1310 WDKD SC Kingstree – 11/13 2100 – Sports talk, mention of sportstalksc.com, ID for multiple stations including WDKD and WOLH, programmed by Community Broadcasting. 1320 WBRT KY Bardstown – 11/13 2259 – Country music, ID “WBRT Bardstown, W246AT Bardstown, 1320 AM and 97.1 FM, your number one station,” AP news. WAGY NC Forest City – 11/13 2100 – Bluegrass music, ID, country music. WGOC TN Kingsport – 11/14 1659 – ID, special report on Paris attacks. WMSR TN Manchester – 11/14 1759 – ID, CBS news. 1360 WMOB AL Mobile – 11/13 2101 – “What a friend we have in Jesus,” ID for WMOB and WTOF. 1370 WOCA FL Ocala – 11/13 2059 – ID, talk about office romances. WFDR GA Manchester – 11/13 1900 – ID in the mix. WTAB NC Tabor City – 11/13 2359 – ID. 1380 WWMI FL St. Petersburg – 11/13 1859 – ID, Radio Disney, One Direction. 1410 WNGL AL Mobile – 11/14 1759 – ID. WLAQ GA Rome – 11/13 2359 – ID, CBS Sports Radio. 1420 WAOC FL St. Augustine – 11/14 1759 – Slogan ID “Augustine Interactive Radio,” lots of talk about the fun things to do in St. Augustine. WACK NY Newark – 11/14 2059 – ID “Your station for talk and sports in Wayne County and the Finger Lakes, Hometown Radio 1420, WACK Newark.” WEMB TN Erwin – 11/14 1700 – Country music, ID. 1430 WKOX MA Everett – 11/14 1859 – PSA for Autism Speaks, ID. 24 1440 WGVL SC Greenville – 11/15 0059 – ID, “Fox Sports Radio 1440 WGVL,” Rhonda Rousey loses boxing match. WKLV VA Blackstone – 11/13 1900 – ID. 1460 WQOP FL Jacksonville – 11/13 2100 – EWTN programming, 50 seconds with Mother Angelica, ID. WXEM GA Buford – 11/13 2100 – “La Mejor” // 1130, 1600, with Mexico vs. El Salvador soccer match. 1470 WWMN FL Pompano Beach – 11/14 1700 – Florida Restaurant Association commercial, ID. 1480 WQOH AL Irondale – 11/13 2000 – ID for WQOH and several other stations, including translators; fuller ID at 2200 matching stations on web site. WPWC VA Dumfries‐Triangle – 11/14 1800 – ID in English and Spanish. 1520 KOKC OK Oklahoma City – 11/13 2359 – ID, CBS news. 1540 KXEL IA Waterloo – 11/12 2134 – News, ID. 1550 WRHC FL Coral Gables – 11/13 1859 – ID for WWFE, slogan “La Poderosa.” WTHB GA Augusta – 11/14 1744 – Gospel, ID. WIGN TN Bristol – 11/14 1659 – Commercial for “A Cut for You,” barber in Bristol VA, country gospel music. CBEF ON Windsor – 11/12 2123 – French talk, male/female. 1560 WYZD NC Dobson – 11/14 1700 – ID, country gospel music mixing with WFME. 1570 WNDA IN New Albany – 11/14 1801 – ID, Mexican music. WECU NC Winterville – 11/14 0400 – ID, NC State Wolfpack Radio Network. UnID ‐‐ 11/13 2108 – “La Raza,” either of two possibilities. 1580 WVOK AL Oxford – 11/14 1859 – ID, “Tequila Sunrise.” WPMO MS Pascagoula‐Moss Point – 11/13 1900 – Sports talk, commercial for some kind of protection for $18/month, call Jerry @ 228 355 1390, ID. 1590 WCSL NC Cherryville – 11/13 1900 – Shelby High School football pregame show, IDs for WOHS‐1390 and WCSL‐1590. WKPT TN Jonesborough – 11/14 2359 – ID, ESPN for the Tri‐Cities. 1600 WAOS GA Austell – 11/13 2000 – ID for WAOS‐1600, WLBA‐1130, slogan “La Mejor.” 1610 TIS MD Ocean City – 11/13 0915 – (WPFJ882) Tape loop, MD Transportation Dep’t. 1690 WPTX MD Lexington Park ‐ 11/13 0918 – Talk, ID. 1700 WEUP AL Huntsville – 11/12 2024 – Gospel, ID. WRCR NY Ramapo – 11/13 0911 – Local events, ID.
DX Toolbox Shawn Axelrod, Editor 30 Becontree Bay, Winnipeg MB R2N 2X9, Canada [email protected]
Greetings once again from the Heart of the Continent and welcome to the DX Tool Box Column number 79.
This Month’s Radio Saying: Towers Get Me High.
The Way Back Machine: This time around we are off to visit The New Jersey Antique Radio Clubʹs Radio Technology Museum. Their web site is located at: http://www.rtm.ar88.net/index.html This is a great little site that once again is all about preserving the past for the future generations. The web site gives pictures and information about the museum as well as a floor plan of all the displays. One thing I loved about this site was that the people at the museum have restored the antique equipment to operating condition. The pieces are more than pretty they are functional which I feel is quite a feat. The museum is also the site of the National Broadcasters Hall of Fame as well as the U.S. Army Signal Corps of Tactical Communications in World War II. This is not just one museum but three. And finally I have to give the address as it really tells you that this is a radio museum: Behind The Marconi Hotel, 2201 Marconi Road, Wall Township, NJ.
You have been doing this how long? I may be able to call myself a long time DXer now. February 12, 1971 was the day I started to DX for real. I had listened a bit before but that is the first date in my Logbook. I logged KG6CF from 25 Johnston Island in the Pacific on 28.6 MHz at 2215 GMT. And so I started 45 years of being in the DX hobby. I have kept a Logbook on paper since that date and actually have all of my loggings from the last 45 years in nine binders by year in my radio room. I have gone through all of that paper and created an electronic Logbook listing the stations and countries I have heard on the various bands. It is amazing to look back at what you did hear all those years ago. I have it online as a backup (I donʹt wish to re‐create it again from scratch) so if you want to have a peek at it go to: http://www.angelfire.com/mb/amandx/shawnlogbook.html My first radio was a Heathkit MR‐1 COMANCHE with an outboard power supply and 10 KC readout on the rotating drum dial. I bought it used from a local Ham operator. And yes I did keep that radio although I have bought and sold others over the years. It sits on top of a bookcase in the radio room in the basement at home. I have been through several radios and these days I DX with my Drake R8 and my trusty ICOM IC‐R70 and an ICOM IC‐R7000 for VHF and UHF. Things have changed lots over all those years since I was 17 years old: I got married, raised 2 kids, had a 36‐year career with Manitoba Hydro and now have 5 grandchildren. I have written for CIDX, ODXA, IRCA, NRC, PopComm, and material from my AMANDX web site has been used by web sites and stations around the world. The one thing that has not changed is my love of DXʹing. I started off DXʹing the Ham bands as I joined the ham radio club at my high school Garden City Collegiate Institute (VE4GY ʺGolden Youthʺ) in Winnipeg MB. I never did get my license but I never stopped listening to the radio either. I later progressed from the Ham bands to all sorts of DX from DC to Daylight as they say.
Bits and Bites from the NRC listserv: From: Les Rayburn N1LF, Maylene AL
73 for this time Shawn Remember On a Clear Day You Can Hear Forever
From the DX News archives …. Now thanks to Ron Schiller.
75 Years Ago – From the February 22, 1941 issue of DX News: Steve Mann of Lakewood, Ohio listed 16 Australian/New Zealand stations “being heard almost every AM!” George Cryder in Delaware, Ohio reported a dozen TPs heard. Proctorville, OH’s controversial DXer, Dave Thomas likewise listed 8 TP loggings. 50 Years Ago – From the February 26, 1966 issue of DX News: Omaha’s Ernest Wesolowski has Nebraska 100% logged at 47 stations. Norman Maguire in Honolulu opined that Hawaiian veries were “hard to get” & that he’d visit his 5 unanswered stations. 25 Years Ago – From the February 25, 1991 issue of DX News: Stations going silent included WLAS. 910 Jacksonville, NC lamenting that 30k troops deployed from nearby Camp Lejeune had devastated them. CKBS, 1240 St. Hyacinthe, Quebec said they lost a half million $ in a year! These were listed in Jerry Starr’s “AM Switch” column (he of WHOT ‘fame’). 10 Years Ago – From the February 27, 2006 issue of DX News: Wayne Heinen reported 10 “X” band loggings including 680‐watt WDSS, 1680 Ada, MI from his CO QTH. WJTO, 730 Bath, ME DX Test barely audible in NY, NJ & ON.
Visit the NRC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/509246815818550/ 26 Three‐Inch FSL – Tecsun PL‐380 Model Compact Breakthrough in MW Sensitivity, Selectivity, and Portability Gary DeBock – Puyallup WA – January 2016 (continued from last issue)
18. Refer to the photo on the previous page. Carefully tin the ends of both Litz wires in the manner described above, working around the circumference of the Litz wire ends with a clean soldering iron for at least 1/4” (6 mm). After doing this, cut off the tinned section on both ends to a length of 1/8” (3 mm). When viewing the ends of the Litz wires after tinning, the entire 1/8” (3 mm) length should be bright and shiny all around its circumference, as shown in the photo at left. The cut surface of the Litz wire (the circular face) should also be bright and shiny, with one solid surface of melted solder. 19. Refer to the photo at left. Take the prepared ends of the Litz wires and route them as shown in the photo above, with the 1 1/2” (38 mm) section of shrink tubing placed in the cabinet clamp as shown, and the end of the 4” (102 mm) section of shrink tubing (coming from the FSL coil) also positioned as shown (where it will be run through the empty wrist strap hole, in the back cabinet side panel). Before placing the 1 1/2” (38 mm) long section of shrink tubing in the cabinet clamp refer to the picture at the top of the next page, and ensure that there will be sufficient slack in the 4” (102 mm) shrink tubing to be run from the FSL coil to the wrist strap hole (3/8” or 9 mm down from the top of the cabinet) without binding. Ensure that the circuit board points “AN1” and “AN2” still have a small amount of melted solder on them (after removal of the PL‐380 stock loopstick, as described in the Loopstick transplant article). Also ensure that there is no excessive length in either of the Litz wires, since these both must be positioned as shown (if necessary, cut one or both to the proper length, and re‐tin them as described in the previous step). Place the end of the shorter Litz wire (going to the AN2 circuit board point) down in a horizontal position as shown, and using a MINIMUM of heat (and no additional solder), solder the pre‐tinned Litz wire end to the AN2 circuit board point while the wire is in a horizontal position. Carefully observe the connection to ensure that there are no solder bridges to the adjacent circuit board components. After ensuring this, temporarily move the 1” (25 mm) section of shrink tubing away from the end of the longer Litz wire, and following the detailed procedure described for the AN2 connection above, carefully solder the end of the longer Litz wire to the AN1 circuit board point in a horizontal position as shown, using a MINIMUM of heat (and no additional solder). Once again ensure that there are no solder bridges to adjacent components, and that the wire is in a horizontal position, as shown. Then slide the 1” section of shrink tubing down over the Litz wire to the position shown in the photo. 20. Refer to the photo at right. After ensuring that your Litz wire connections and the wires’ positions resemble those in the previous photo, take the PL‐380’s back cabinet section and carefully bring it close to the radio, as shown in the photo. Ensure that the whip antenna’s lead‐in wire is not pinched, and also ensure that the 4” (102 mm) section of shrink tubing is routed is a position close to the empty wrist strap hole in the back cabinet, as shown. As a first step, carefully mate the radio’s back cabinet to the radio’s right side (the one opposite the wrist strap hole) while continuing to guide the shrink tubing through the wrist strap hole. Finally, center the shrink tubing in the wrist strap hole while mating the remaining (left) side of the cabinets together. Ensure that the shrink tubing is not pinched or extremely tight as it is clamped down in this hole. While holding the two cabinet sides together move the whip antenna up and away from the cabinet screw hole underneath, and insert the first cabinet screw, tightening it temporarily to keep the shrink tubing in position. Then insert and tighten the left upper and left lower cabinet screws thoroughly, while snapping the right lower cabinet sections together. Finally, after ensuring that the Litz wires’ shrink tubing is still in the center of the wrist strap hole without any binding or excessive stress, tighten the final cabinet screw near the whip antenna base. Reinstall the two small battery compartment screws and reinsert batteries.
27 INITIAL TESTING If you are not familiar with the PL‐380, make sure that you study the owner’s manual to find the location of basic operating controls. It is important to initially test the radio in a location free of computer noise or other RF pollution – preferably in an outdoor location where its capabilities can be appreciated. Refer to the photo on the next page. Turn on the radio and select the Medium Wave band (530‐1700 kHz in North America) and set the AM bandwidth control to the most selective (1 kHz) position (NOTE: This position also provides maximum MW and LW sensitivity for the model, although the higher audio frequencies are limited somewhat by the sharp DSP filtering). If your FSL antenna transplant is working properly you should notice an EXCEPTIONAL increase in the signal strength of weak fringe stations relative to the stock PL‐380 model, and a very significant increase in fringe station strength relative to a 7.5” loopstick PL‐380 model. Check fringe station strength across the band, and you should notice MW reception far superior to that of any stock portable in your collection. If you are not receiving any MW signals the problem is usually easy to trace – either one of the PL‐380 circuit board connections is shorted to adjacent components because of too much solder, or the physical stress on the Litz wires (because they were not soldered in a horizontal position) has caused the circuit board connections to break off and separate from the board. In the first case you can attempt to remove excess solder by turning the circuit board upside down and melting the excess solder onto the tip of your soldering iron (or using a “solder sucker” in a normal position), but in the second case you will probably need a technician to restore proper function to your radio. Fortunately both of these problems are rare, and can be entirely avoided by carefully following the instructions in Steps 18 and 19.
OPERATION The triple advantage of superior FSL sensitivity, powerful audio amplification and sharp DSP selectivity provide this breakthrough model with exceptional weak‐signal performance for a portable – to the extent that after a few DXing sessions the operator may have the impression that the realm of science fiction has been approached. The cylindrical shape of the FSL antenna seems to provide a bonus capability of unusual nulling function as well, so that multiple weak signals can be received adjacent to (or on the same frequencies as) local pests. During DXing sessions it is a good idea to support both the PL‐380 and FSL antenna frame in the same hand (as shown in the photo above), and also to avoid sudden mechanical stress or bumps to the antenna frame. When constructed according to this article the glue bond between the antenna frame and PL‐380 is sufficient for routine operations, but the DXer should exercise care to avoid bumps, drops or other stress. The FSL antenna itself is fairly rugged, as constructed. Refer to the photo above. The PL‐380 has many digital search functions and advanced capabilities for a pocket radio, but some of the functions of particular interest to the transoceanic DXer are described here. The “AM Bandwidth” switch allows you to choose different levels of DSP filtering to limit splatter from domestic pests, and is usually left in the 1 kHz position for the narrowest filtering while chasing transoceanic DX (although this position does cut off some of the high frequency audio from the desired DX station). The 9/10 kHz switch allows you to change the tuning steps of the radio from the North American (10 kHz) band system to those of the European/ African/ Asian/ Pacific band system (9 kHz), depending upon your preferred DX targets. The MW / LW switch allows you to switch over to Longwave DXing – and you will be pleasantly surprised to discover that your newly installed 3” Bar FSL antenna is FAR more sensitive on the Longwave band than the stock PL‐380 loopstick. Finally, the Display switch offers you multiple options while chasing transoceanic DX – you can have a 24 hour clock display, a display of the alarm time set in the radio, a constantly changing readout of DX signal strength and S/N ratio, or a temperature display (in either Celsius or Fahrenheit). Because the antenna frame has been trimmed to allow full operation of the PL‐380’s whip antenna to receive SW and FM signals, it’s possible to check the Shortwave parallels of Medium Wave DX stations (and switch back and forth) within a couple of seconds. In general, this “science fiction” PL‐ 380 model’s sensitivity and selectivity will allow you to experience the most exciting AM‐DXing fun that a portable can offer – and do so at an unbeatable price. This hard‐wired FSL‐enhanced PL‐380 model is the first in a series of portables designed to be the ultimate “travel radios,” with DXing potential superior to any stock design. It has been a great thrill to design, construct and introduce this model, which is pretty fanatical in both its appearance and DXing capabilities. My hope is that its function will inspire those who build and use it, and help them share my impression that the MW‐DXing hobby has a very innovative and exciting future! 73 and Good DX, Gary DeBock 28
Geomagnetic Indices Geomagnetic Summary January 2016 Via Phil Bytheway – Tabulated from email status daily (K = 0000 UTC).
Date Flux A K 16 100 4 1 no storms Space Weather 17 101 4 1 no storms 1/1 98 27 2 moderate, G2, R1 18 100 5 3 no storms 2 100 10 2 minor, R1, S1 19 98 11 1 no storms 3 102 7 3 no storms 20 100 25 4 minor, G1 4 95 4 1 no storms 21 104 32 4 moderate, G2 5 95 7 3 no storms 22 101 14 2 no storms 6 100 17 4 minor, G1 23 99 12 1 no storms 7 103 14 1 no storms 24 104 11 2 no storms 8 109 8 2 no storms 25 108 3 0 no storms 9 107 6 1 no storms 26 115 4 1 no storms 10 109 7 2 no storms 27 113 5 1 no storms 11 108 14 4 no storms 28 110 6 1 no storms 12 106 14 3 no storms 29 107 3 1 no storms 13 104 14 2 no storms 30 105 3 1 no storms 14 103 8 3 no storms 1/31 101 10 4 no storms 15 104 6 1 no storms Sx – Solar Radiation Storm Level / Gx – Geomagnetic Storm Level / Rx – Radio Blackouts Level.
Domestic DX Achievements David Yocis, Editor 9412 Ferry Landing Ct., Alexandria, VA 22309 – [email protected]
We haven’t run this column in a long time, but we have some space this issue so here it is. One of the main reasons is that many folks haven’t updated their totals in a very long time. So if your listing here is out of date, or if you’d like to be added to the list, please send your totals to the address above. Here’s what we show – total domestic stations (United States and Canada only, please) heard (H), verified (V), and taped (T). For each category we show total stations, states (the “+” refers to the District of Columbia), and provinces. For this issue, entries are sorted by total stations heard.
Name and location Year Updated TDH SH PH TDV SV PV TDT ST PT Falconer, Jeff – Clinton, ON 1969 Jul 00 2799 49+ 10 1070 49+ 10 0 0 0 Francis, Steve – nr Knoxville, TN 1970 Oct 12 2798 48+ 9 37 36+ 0 1108 45+ 5 Pimper, Dennis – NE, UT 1939 Dec 06 2540 47 7 425 45 6 651 40 5 Wesolowski, Ernie – Omaha, NE 1958 Jan 08 2474 49+ 9 1966 49+ 9 0 0 0 Axelrod, Shawn M. – s MAN 1986 Nov 13 2471 50+ 10 38 28 3 0 0 0 Schiller, Ron – central NJ 1951 Feb 11 2258 49+ 10 1861 49+ 10 0 0 0 Fela, Joseph – cent NJ 1961 Feb 13 2105 49+ 10 1072 48+ 9 400 40+ 7 Whatmough, Dave – Hamilton ON 1951 Jan 00 2061 49+ 10 1030 49+ 10 0 0 0 Wilkins, John – Wheat Ridge, CO 1981 May 08 1958 41 6 1088 40 6 970 40 6 Edmunds, R.J. – n NJ/e PA 1962 Feb 09 1916 47+ 9 227 42 6 1084 43+ 8 Chatterton, Ken – n NY 1945 Nov 78 1845 50+ 10 1101 50+ 10 0 0 0 Forth, Karl – vic Chicago, IL 1970 Nov 78 1771 48+ 10 1088 48+ 10 1077 48+ 10 Renfrew, Jim – Rochester, NY 1976 Oct 06 1709 47+ 10 449 45+ 10 68 35 8 Malicky, John – Pittsburgh, PA 1970 Jan 08 1633 42+ 6 902 40+ 7 1335 40+ 6 Heinen, Wayne – CO 1975 Feb 09 1608 42 5 1176 42 5 699 37 6 Bailey, Ron – Shelby, NC 1992 Aug 08 1583 37+ 6 5 4 1 0 0 0 Jeter, Karl – Atlanta, GA 1969 Mar 84 1574 44+ 6 1193 44+ 6 0 0 0 Musco, Ron – nr Hartford, CT 1962 Feb 11 1410 47+ 9 1278 47+ 9 108 28 3 Dau, Rick – Iowa City, IA 1985 Jul 15 1373 45+ 6 48 28 4 33 8 0 Hayes, Harry J. – ne PA 1970 Jul 98 1354 41+ 9 185 30 3 641 39+ 9 Arruda, Ray – nr Boston, MA 1963 Jan 12 1327 47+ 9 1150 47+ 9 0 0 0 Wilkins, John – W. Des Moines, IA 1962 Nov 06 1307 45+ 7 489 44+ 7 0 0 0 29 Wolfish, Niel – Toronto, ON 1978 Feb 93 1285 43+ 10 493 43+ 10 402 39 6 Schmidt, Dave – se PA/n DE 1965 Nov 79 1250 48 8 1006 48 8 400 40 4 DeLorenzo, Marc – e MA 1962 Mar 07 1239 45+ 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 Onyschuk, Ken – Homewood, IL 1967 Aug 06 1064 43+ 6 16 13 0 0 0 0 Rigas, Christos – vic Chicago, IL 1981 Jan 12 1026 47+ 9 433 44+ 8 0 0 0 Anderson, Roger – Arlington, MD 1938 Jan 06 1017 48+ 9 1017 48+ 9 0 0 0 Osborn, Forest – Hooker, OK 1970 Jan 12 1004 37 5 27 18 2 0 0 0 Foxworth, Robert – Long Is., NY 1957 Nov 78 1000 49+ 10 270 48+ 7 400 44+ 9 Harrison, Bob – ne NJ 1982 Jun 98 996 36+ 7 772 36+ 7 0 0 0 White, Thomas – Arlington, VA 1968 Jan 92 994 39+ 7 243 38+ 7 0 0 0 Lauhead, Richard – nr St. Pl, MN 1971 Feb 11 945 43 6 83 28 6 168 31 5 Truax, Dick – vic. Louisville, KY 1972 Dec 78 935 46+ 6 20 17 3 120 35+ 5 Sampson, John – Omaha, NE 1954 Dec 78 912 45+ 6 912 45+ 6 0 0 0 Hardison, Greg – Atlanta, GA 1964 Nov 78 900 36 6 42 19 5 0 0 0 Taylor, Pete – Durham, NC 1952 Mar 00 891 40+ 6 208 38+ 6 0 0 0 Yocis, David – Harpers Ferry, WV 2004 Dec 11 880 35+ 6 0 0 0 159 23+ 2 Kureth, Joe – Southern Pines, NC 1963 Jun 71 878 38+ 7 92 26+ 2 0 0 0 Holland, George – nr Albany, NY 1931 Oct 06 828 49+ 9 828 49+ 9 0 0 0 Smolarek, Bob – n NJ 1982 Jun 06 817 36+ 5 7 7 0 78 16 5 Wolfish, Niel – Winnipeg, MAN 1985 Feb 93 813 37 9 25 10 4 113 10 4 Wallace, Jim – Columbus, OH 1969 Oct 78 795 41+ 7 137 36+ 3 0 0 0 Swearingen, Paul – e KS 1975 Dec 07 788 44+ 7 2 2 0 788 44+ 7 Bond, Jerry – Rochester, NY 1962 Oct 78 785 43+ 8 0 0 0 50 10 2 Crabill, Perry – VA 1990 Jan 06 779 35+ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hardy, Nancy – coastal WA 1969 Dec 84 778 40 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 Ponder, Stephen – Shreveport, LA 1975 Aug 89 769 39+ 5 721 39+ 5 10 4 4 Winkelman, Bruce – Tulsa, OK 1979 Nov 06 705 36 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reed, John – Ponca City, OK 1995 Jan 06 656 40 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dau, Rick – South Omaha, NE 2010 Jan 15 900 40 6 5 5 0 1 1 0 Dau, Rick – Spirit Lake/Arnolds Park IA 1989 Jul 15 596 42 6 9 8 0 14 4 0 Edmunds, R. J. – Syracuse, NY 1964 Sep 99 533 45+ 9 75 31+ 5 0 0 0 Boersma, Philip – w MI 1973 Oct 78 520 41 6 50 24 3 0 0 0 Mount, Paul – ne NJ 1973 Feb 86 489 36+ 7 224 33+ 6 199 26+ 5 Heinen, Wayne – NY 1964 Jan 06 480 44+ 9 429 44+ 9 30 14 0 Taylor, Pete – Tacoma, WA 1981 Mar 00 468 33 3 70 14 7 399 33 0 Jones, David B. – Springfield, TN 1996 Apr 06 464 34+ 4 168 30 4 0 0 0 Taylor, Pete – San Francisco, CA 1958 Mar 00 450 32 7 329 31 7 70 6 1 Sampson, John – Win‐Salem, NC 1968 Oct 78 450 30+ 1 450 30 1 0 0 0 Tudenham, John – Joplin, MO 1990 Oct 97 444 36 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mount, Paul – se OH 1978 Feb 86 390 36+ 3 3 3 0 60 25 1 Houdek, Gary – n KS 1975 Feb 06 374 37 4 54 26 1 0 0 0 Alves, Paul H. – nr Boston, MA 1948 Feb 99 352 32+ 6 145 25+ 5 0 0 0 Sampson, John – Hutchinson, MN 1960 Oct 78 336 42 6 336 42 6 0 0 0 Schiller, Ron – Coeur d’Alene ID 2006 Feb 13 331 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vervoort, John – Madisonville, KY 2004 Jun 07 303 32+ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vervoort, John – Brooklyn, NY 2000 Nov 06 274 31+ 5 4 4 0 25 9+ 2 Turner, Rick – Bemidji , MN 2005 Jan 06 273 27 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sampson, John – Cupertino, CA 1966 Oct 78 258 17 3 258 17 3 0 0 0 Karchevski, Bob ‐ San Fran., CA 1969 Oct 78 249 36 5 198 36 5 197 35 5 Taylor, Pete ‐ Coral Gables, FL 1945 Mar 00 221 29+ 3 132 30+ 2 0 0 0 Yocis, David – Mt. Vernon, VA 2016 Feb 16 213 24+ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sampson, John – New York, NY 1965 Dec 78 181 33+ 6 181 33+ 6 0 0 0 Edmunds, R. J. – ne ME 1994 Sep 99 172 20 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vervoort, John – Murray, KY 2003 Jan 07 152 29+ 2 0 0 0 7 7 0 Vervoort, John – Bronx, NY 2003 Nov 06 144 22+ 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vervoort, John F. – Flint, MI 2010 Apr 11 112 23 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 A wave of discontent over AM radio proposal WGY disputes FCCʹs view that new signal rules will boost service Albany Times‐Union – Feb. 25, 2016
When the sun goes down, AM radio signals travel much farther. You can listen to 50,000‐watt stations such as WGY hundreds of miles away. But that could soon change, if the Federal Communications Commission goes through with a plan to let more local stations broadcast through the evening hours and potentially makes changes in the daytime signal of WGY and other powerful stations. The proposed change in protections to Class A stations such as WGY would ease restrictions on the smaller stations, which are now required to reduce power or change the direction they broadcast their signal so they donʹt conflict with the more powerful Class A stations. WGY has begun an online petition drive to oppose the changes. Called ʺSave AM Radio,ʺ the petition opposes reducing WGYʹs so‐called ʺprotected service area.ʺ The changes, WGY says, ʺwill make it very difficult for many of our listeners to receive our programming, especially at night and during morning and evening drive times.ʺ The station says it was licensed in 1922 and that part of its mission was to provide emergency weather alerts and other important information ʺin a large, interference‐free coverage area.ʺ The FCC, meanwhile, says the changes are being considered in an effort ʺto help revitalize the AM service.ʺ More local stations would give listeners a wider choice of programming, supporters of the change argue. But WGYʹs parent, iHeart Media, told the FCC its 18 Class A stations ʺare among the only AM stations that garner substantial listenership.ʺ It said those stations would lose an average of 46 percent of their audience with a proposed change in daytime broadcast rules and that rural listeners would be adversely affected by changes in nighttime rules. After Hurricane Katrina, a Class A station in New Orleans, WWL, teamed up with six other stations to broadcast over a wide area affected by the storm. Technological and demographic trends are changing the radio market as more people listen through their apps or online, and fewer people live in rural areas. WGYʹs online petition is at http://www.wgy.com/features/save‐am‐radio‐1919/ The FCC is accepting comments through March 21 and replies through April 18, at www.fcc/ecfs. Click on ʺsubmit a filing.ʺ The proceeding number is 13‐249.
NOAA Space Weather Outlook Issued February 22, 2016 – For the period February 22‐March 19, 2016 Now at http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/weekly‐highlights‐and‐27‐day‐forecast
Solar activity is likely to be at low levels with a slight chance for M‐class flares (R1‐R2 (Minor‐ Moderate) Radio Blackouts) on 22‐29 Feb and 15‐19 Mar. C‐class flares are expected on 01‐14 Mar with a chance for M‐class flares due to the anticipated return of Region 2497 (N12, L=087) which produced four M‐class flares last rotation. No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit, barring any significant flare activity. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels on 22 Feb and 15‐19 Mar due to an enhanced solar wind environment caused by coronal hole high speed streams (CH HSSs). Moderate levels are likely on 23‐24 Feb, 04‐05, 07‐08 and 13‐14 Mar with low flux levels expected for the remainder of the period. Geomagnetic field activity is likely to reach G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels on 14‐16 Mar and active field conditions are likely on 01, 03, 06 and 17 Mar, all due to the effects of multiple CH HSSs. The remainder of the period is expected to be at quiet or quiet to unsettled levels under a nominal solar wind regime.
NRC Reprints We have many reprints available of articles from past issues of DX News. There is a full list of articles available and prices at http://www.nrcdxas.org/, just look under “Publications.” And there are plenty of antenna and receiver books available there too that collect some of our most important and useful past articles on these topics. If you didn’t get the DX gift you were looking for during the holidays, come check out what’s available. 31 FCC SILENT STATION LIST On FCC site as of February 26, 2016 (84 stations), often less than 100% accurate: 560 WCKL‐NY 1130 WRRL‐WV 1370 WLLN‐NC 1490 KYZS‐TX 700 WCNF‐AL 1150 WMNY‐PA 1380 KDXE‐AR WFAD‐VT 710 WUFF‐GA 1190 WWIO‐GA KXFN‐MO KJNT‐WY 720 KQNG‐HI 1220 WREV‐NC WMYF‐NH 1500 WMJL‐KY 750 KHWG‐NV 1230 WLNR‐NC 1390 WABB‐SC WASN‐OH 790 KEJY‐CA KBNH‐OR KBBO‐WA 1510 WBSG‐PR 850 WKGE‐PA KRUZ‐UT 1400 WFLL‐FL 1520 WGTM‐NC 900 WOZK‐AL WAMM‐VA WJWF‐MS 1530 WDJZ‐CT WNMB‐SC 1240 WDDO‐GA WFOR‐MS WLAK‐WI 910 KIYU‐AK WGRM‐MS 1410 WYIS‐GA 1540 WJZI‐IN WAEI‐ME KBLL‐MT 1420 WRSA‐VT KTGG‐MI WSRP‐NC 1270 KVGH‐CA 1440 KPTO‐ID WLEE‐VA KWDZ‐UT 1280 WGLR‐WI 1450 WPAM‐PA 1550 KKCL‐CO 930 WSEV‐TN 1300 WBZQ‐IN KCTI‐TX KLFJ‐MO 940 WNRG‐VA 1310 WDTW‐MI WBVA‐VA KQNM‐NM 970 WCHN‐NY 1330 WSPQ‐NY WHNK‐WV WUSP‐NY 1010 KDLA‐LA 1340 KJMU‐OK 1460 WXBR‐MA WVAB‐VA 1060 KTNS‐CA 1360 WHCG‐GA WPON‐MI 1580 KHEP‐AZ WLNO‐LA KELE‐MO 1470 WVBS‐KY WTCL‐FL WGSB‐NC WGBN‐PA 1480 WRCK‐NY 1080 KCNM‐MP WHJC‐WV WQTM‐NC 1120 WXJO‐GA KHQN‐UT
U.S. NEW STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMITS – STATUS REPORT
As of February 26, 2016, the FCC online database shows 16 outstanding CPs for new stations. Two of these CPs have applied for their LTC. Stations in this category are often heard on the air (sometimes with “program test authority” or PTA) before final licensing is granted. 1380 KVSM Santa Maria CA (U2 650/500) – Applied for LTC 11/4/2013; granted PTA 12/24/2013. 1490 KHTC Malmstrom AFB MT (U1 1000/580) – Applied for LTC 1/20/2011; reported on the air. The following 11 CPs are within their original 3‐year window. Permitees must complete construction and submit an LTC application within three years of the CP being granted (and any appeals of the grant being resolved). 1310 ‐‐ Anchorage AK (U1 10000/8100), expires 6/28/2016. 1040 ‐‐ Sanger CA (U4 250/1000), expires 12/3/2016. 860 ‐‐ Black Hawk SD (U7 50000/350 (ch 22000), expires 2/27/2017. 1340 KSDG Fairbanks AK (U1 1000/1000), expires 4/8/2017. 1020 ‐‐ Blue Diamond NV (U4 5000/250), expires 7/26/2017. 1200 ‐‐ Chugiak AK (U1 50000/9600), expires 1/28/2018. 1490 ‐‐ Bozeman MT (U1 1000/900), expires 1/28/2018. 1580 KWLO Springville UT (U1 10000/570), expires 3/23/2018. 1210 ‐‐ Pine River MN (U2 5500/250), expires 4/23/2018. 780 ‐‐ Draper UT (U4 1000/250), expires 6/9/2018. 1540 KENT Enterprise NV (U7 10000/270 (ch 3700)), expires 11/6/2018. The following 3 CPs have expired and are presumably being maintained in the database due to pending appeals or other administrative review procedures: KUCU‐1060 Farmington NM, WWNH‐ 1340 Madbury NH, and 1590 Paradise NV.
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